#2A7CA8#2A7CA8
#2A7CA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.103 H 236.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 124, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 26.2%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.17, -9.35, -30.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.17, 31.87, 252.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.75% -0.0566 -0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.75% 0.103 236.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2276, 17.7329, 39.6584) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 2.10
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.19
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.57
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.64
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.85
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7CA8 #A8562A
analogous
#2AA895 #2A7CA8 #2A3DA8
triadic
#2A7CA8 #A82A7C #7CA82A
tetradic
#2A7CA8 #952AA8 #A8562A #3DA82A
square
#2A7CA8 #952AA8 #A8562A #3DA82A
split-complementary
#2A7CA8 #A82A3D #A8952A
monochromatic
#123446 #1E5877 #2A7CA8 #409DCF #71B6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#2A7CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#2A7CA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A7CA8
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7CA8 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#677CAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5670A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00878B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 124, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.103 236.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a1c2',
500: '#2a7ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7ca8; $custom-light: #75a1c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 124,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.952,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55748,
"c": 0.10289,
"h": 236.6
},
"luminance": 0.17735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7CA8
secondary
#C38A6B
accent
#7C45E3
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F7
border
#C9CCD0
text
#0A0F12
muted
#7C7E81