#2A7DAD#2A7DAD

#2A7DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.108 H 238.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A7DAD
RGB	rgb(42, 125, 173)
HSL	hsl(202, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(202, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 27.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.71, -8.14, -32.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.71, 33.53, 255.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% -0.0559 -0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.108 238.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8283, 18.1747, 42.2009)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A7DAD #AD5A2A

analogous

#2AAD9C #2A7DAD #2A3BAD

triadic

#2A7DAD #AD2A7D #7DAD2A

tetradic

#2A7DAD #9C2AAD #AD5A2A #3BAD2A

square

#2A7DAD #9C2AAD #AD5A2A #3BAD2A

split-complementary

#2A7DAD #AD2A3B #AD9C2A

monochromatic

#12364B #1E597C #2A7DAD #439DD1 #74B7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#2A7DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#2A7DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A7DAD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A7DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A7DAD	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5471AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a7dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 125, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.108 238.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a2c5',
    500: '#2a7dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a7dad;
$custom-light: #76a2c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a7dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.985,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5625,
    "c": 0.10755,
    "h": 238.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A7DAD

secondary

#C58E6E

accent

#7E44E4

background

#F7F9FC

surface

#EEF2F8

border

#C9CCD1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A7DAD

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

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