#2A8498#2A8498

#2A8498 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.087 H 215.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8498
RGB	rgb(42, 132, 152)
HSL	hsl(191, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.99, -19.32, -18.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.99, 26.64, 223.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% -0.0709 -0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.087 215.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8712, 19.2600, 32.6335)
Luminance	0.1926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8498 #983E2A

analogous

#2A9875 #2A8498 #2A4D98

triadic

#2A8498 #982A84 #84982A

tetradic

#2A8498 #752A98 #983E2A #4D982A

square

#2A8498 #752A98 #983E2A #4D982A

split-complementary

#2A8498 #982A4D #98752A

monochromatic

#103138 #1D5A68 #2A8498 #37AEC8 #67C1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#2A8498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#2A8498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8498

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8498	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 132, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.087 215.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a8b6',
    500: '#2a8498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8498;
$custom-light: #74a8b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.909,
    "s": 56.701,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56982,
    "c": 0.08743,
    "h": 215.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8498

secondary

#BB7362

accent

#6348E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8498

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

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