#2A7CA1#2A7CA1
#2A7CA1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.096 H 232.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7CA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 124, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 23%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.86, -11.83, -26.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.86, 29.36, 246.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.4% -0.0591 -0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.4% 0.096 232) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5929, 17.4791, 36.3160) |
| Luminance | 0.1748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 1.89
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.85
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.13
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.16
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.52
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7CA1 #A14F2A
analogous
#2AA18A #2A7CA1 #2A41A1
triadic
#2A7CA1 #A12A7C #7CA12A
tetradic
#2A7CA1 #8A2AA1 #A14F2A #41A12A
square
#2A7CA1 #8A2AA1 #A14F2A #41A12A
split-complementary
#2A7CA1 #A12A41 #A18A2A
monochromatic
#113140 #1D5770 #2A7CA1 #3C9FCC #6DB7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#2A7CA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#2A7CA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7CA1
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7CA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7CA1 | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#697BA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008688
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7ca1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 124, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.096 232.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a1bd',
500: '#2a7ca1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7ca1; $custom-light: #74a1bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7ca1",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 124,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.655,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55396,
"c": 0.09592,
"h": 232
},
"luminance": 0.17481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7CA1
secondary
#C08367
accent
#7646E2
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090F12
muted
#7B7E81