#2A7CA2#2A7CA2

#2A7CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.097 H 232.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7CA2
RGB	rgb(42, 124, 162)
HSL	hsl(199, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.90, -11.47, -27.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.90, 29.70, 247.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% -0.0587 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.097 232.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6815, 17.5145, 36.7823)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7CA2 #A2502A

analogous

#2AA28C #2A7CA2 #2A40A2

triadic

#2A7CA2 #A22A7C #7CA22A

tetradic

#2A7CA2 #8C2AA2 #A2502A #40A22A

square

#2A7CA2 #8C2AA2 #A2502A #40A22A

split-complementary

#2A7CA2 #A22A40 #A28C2A

monochromatic

#113241 #1D5771 #2A7CA2 #3D9FCD #6DB7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#2A7CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#2A7CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A7CA2

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A7CA2	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596FA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 124, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.097 232.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a1bd',
    500: '#2a7ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7ca2;
$custom-light: #74a1bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55445,
    "c": 0.09687,
    "h": 232.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7CA2

secondary

#C08468

accent

#7746E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7CA2

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

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