#2A7CA4#2A7CA4
#2A7CA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.099 H 234.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7CA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 124, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 24.4%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.99, -10.77, -28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.99, 30.39, 249.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.55% -0.058 -0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.55% 0.099 234.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8607, 17.5862, 37.7260) |
| Luminance | 0.1759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 1.67
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.17
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.39
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.53
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.81
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7CA4 #A4522A
analogous
#2AA48F #2A7CA4 #2A3FA4
triadic
#2A7CA4 #A42A7C #7CA42A
tetradic
#2A7CA4 #8F2AA4 #A4522A #3FA42A
square
#2A7CA4 #8F2AA4 #A4522A #3FA42A
split-complementary
#2A7CA4 #A42A3F #A48F2A
monochromatic
#113243 #1E5773 #2A7CA4 #3E9ECD #6EB7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#2A7CA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#2A7CA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7CA4
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7CA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7CA4 | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#687BA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586FA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00878A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7ca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 124, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.099 234.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a1bf',
500: '#2a7ca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7ca4; $custom-light: #75a1bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7ca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 124,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.672,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55545,
"c": 0.09882,
"h": 234.1
},
"luminance": 0.17588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7CA4
secondary
#C18669
accent
#7945E2
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F7
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090F12
muted
#7B7E81