#2A8099#2A8099

#2A8099 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.088 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8099
RGB	rgb(42, 128, 153)
HSL	hsl(194, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(194, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 16.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.77, -16.82, -20.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.77, 26.74, 231.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% -0.0663 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.088 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4214, 18.2288, 32.8893)
Luminance	0.1823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8099 #99432A

analogous

#2A997A #2A8099 #2A4899

triadic

#2A8099 #992A80 #80992A

tetradic

#2A8099 #7A2A99 #99432A #48992A

square

#2A8099 #7A2A99 #99432A #48992A

split-complementary

#2A8099 #992A48 #997A2A

monochromatic

#103039 #1D5869 #2A8099 #38A8C8 #68BDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#2A8099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#2A8099 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8099

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8099	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)

#717D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627299

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 128, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.088 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a5b7',
    500: '#2a8099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8099;
$custom-light: #73a5b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.514,
    "s": 56.923,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56017,
    "c": 0.08816,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8099

secondary

#BC7763

accent

#6A48E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8099

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

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