#2A7CA0#2A7CA0

#2A7CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.095 H 231.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7CA0
RGB	rgb(42, 124, 160)
HSL	hsl(198, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(198, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, -12.18, -26.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 29.04, 245.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% -0.0595 -0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.095 231.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5051, 17.4439, 35.8534)
Luminance	0.1745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7CA0 #A04E2A

analogous

#2AA089 #2A7CA0 #2A41A0

triadic

#2A7CA0 #A02A7C #7CA02A

tetradic

#2A7CA0 #892AA0 #A04E2A #41A02A

square

#2A7CA0 #892AA0 #A04E2A #41A02A

split-complementary

#2A7CA0 #A02A41 #A0892A

monochromatic

#11313F #1D5670 #2A7CA0 #3CA0CC #6CB7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#2A7CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#2A7CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7CA0

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7CA0	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 124, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.095 231.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a2bc',
    500: '#2a7ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7ca0;
$custom-light: #74a2bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.305,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55347,
    "c": 0.09498,
    "h": 231.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7CA0

secondary

#BF8267

accent

#7646E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7CA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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