#2A83B7#2A83B7
#2A83B7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.114 H 239.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A83B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 131, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 28.4%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.00, -8.02, -34.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.00, 35.63, 256.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.22% -0.0583 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.22% 0.114 239.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6150, 20.1416, 47.7499) |
| Luminance | 0.2014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.02
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.26
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.56
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.67
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.82
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A83B7 #B75E2A
analogous
#2AB7A5 #2A83B7 #2A3CB7
triadic
#2A83B7 #B72A83 #83B72A
tetradic
#2A83B7 #A52AB7 #B75E2A #3CB72A
square
#2A83B7 #A52AB7 #B75E2A #3CB72A
split-complementary
#2A83B7 #B72A3C #B7A52A
monochromatic
#133C53 #1F5F85 #2A83B7 #49A2D5 #7BBBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#2A83B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#2A83B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A83B7
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A83B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A83B7 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A83B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5776B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a83b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 131, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.114 239.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a6cd',
500: '#2a83b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a83b7; $custom-light: #78a6cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a83b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 131,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.128,
"s": 62.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58221,
"c": 0.11419,
"h": 239.3
},
"luminance": 0.20144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A83B7
secondary
#C99374
accent
#7E42E6
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82