#2A83AD#2A83AD
#2A83AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.104 H 233.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A83AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 131, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.54, -11.58, -29.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.54, 31.85, 248.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.71% -0.0618 -0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.71% 0.104 233.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6109, 19.7400, 42.4618) |
| Luminance | 0.1974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.43
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.19
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.41
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.14
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 5.63
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A83AD #AD542A
analogous
#2AAD96 #2A83AD #2A41AD
triadic
#2A83AD #AD2A83 #83AD2A
tetradic
#2A83AD #962AAD #AD542A #41AD2A
square
#2A83AD #962AAD #AD542A #41AD2A
split-complementary
#2A83AD #AD2A41 #AD962A
monochromatic
#12384B #1E5E7C #2A83AD #43A4D1 #74BCDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#2A83AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#2A83AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A83AD
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A83AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A83AD | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E82AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D75AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a83ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 131, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.104 233.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77a7c5',
500: '#2a83ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a83ad; $custom-light: #77a7c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a83ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 131,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.237,
"s": 60.93,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57709,
"c": 0.1039,
"h": 233.5
},
"luminance": 0.19742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A83AD
secondary
#C58A6E
accent
#7744E4
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82