#2A7FA0#2A7FA0
#2A7FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.094 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A7FA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 127, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 20.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.75, -13.87, -24.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.75, 28.52, 240.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.09% -0.0625 -0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.09% 0.094 228.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8868, 18.2073, 35.9807) |
| Luminance | 0.1821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.40
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.35
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.51
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.30
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.95
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A7FA0 #A04B2A
analogous
#2AA086 #2A7FA0 #2A44A0
triadic
#2A7FA0 #A02A7F #7FA02A
tetradic
#2A7FA0 #862AA0 #A04B2A #44A02A
square
#2A7FA0 #862AA0 #A04B2A #44A02A
split-complementary
#2A7FA0 #A02A44 #A0862A
monochromatic
#11323F #1D5970 #2A7FA0 #3CA3CC #6CBAD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.52
#2A7FA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#2A7FA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A7FA0
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A7FA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A7FA0 | 1.00 | 4.52 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.52 | 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)
#6E7DA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E71A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00888A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a7fa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 127, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.094 228.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a4bc',
500: '#2a7fa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a7fa0; $custom-light: #74a4bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a7fa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 127,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.78,
"s": 58.416,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56091,
"c": 0.09379,
"h": 228.2
},
"luminance": 0.18209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A7FA0
secondary
#BF7F67
accent
#7246E2
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#090F12
muted
#7B7F81