#2A809A#2A809A

#2A809A is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.089 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A809A
RGB	rgb(42, 128, 154)
HSL	hsl(194, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(194, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.81, -16.48, -21.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.81, 26.94, 232.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% -0.0659 -0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.089 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5043, 18.2620, 33.3261)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A809A #9A442A

analogous

#2A9A7C #2A809A #2A489A

triadic

#2A809A #9A2A80 #809A2A

tetradic

#2A809A #7C2A9A #9A442A #489A2A

square

#2A809A #7C2A9A #9A442A #489A2A

split-complementary

#2A809A #9A2A48 #9A7C2A

monochromatic

#10303A #1D586A #2A809A #38A7C9 #68BDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#2A809A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#2A809A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A809A

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A809A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A809A	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	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)

#717D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61729A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a809a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 128, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.089 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73a5b7',
    500: '#2a809a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a809a;
$custom-light: #73a5b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a809a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.929,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56062,
    "c": 0.08886,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A809A

secondary

#BC7863

accent

#6B47E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A809A

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

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