#2A7CB5#2A7CB5

#2A7CB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.117 H 243.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7CB5
RGB	rgb(42, 124, 181)
HSL	hsl(205, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(205, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, -4.65, -37.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 37.32, 262.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% -0.0523 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.117 243.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.4997, 18.2418, 46.3585)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7CB5 #B5632A

analogous

#2AB5A8 #2A7CB5 #2A36B5

triadic

#2A7CB5 #B52A7C #7CB52A

tetradic

#2A7CB5 #A82AB5 #B5632A #36B52A

square

#2A7CB5 #A82AB5 #B5632A #36B52A

split-complementary

#2A7CB5 #B52A36 #B5A82A

monochromatic

#133852 #1E5A83 #2A7CB5 #489BD4 #79B6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#2A7CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#2A7CB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A7CB5

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A7CB5	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#627EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E71B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 124, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.117 243.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a1cb',
    500: '#2a7cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7cb5;
$custom-light: #78a1cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.604,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5644,
    "c": 0.11732,
    "h": 243.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7CB5

secondary

#C89673

accent

#8542E5

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7CB5

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

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