#2A84B8#2A84B8
#2A84B8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.115 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A84B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 132, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 28.3%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.35, -8.24, -34.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.35, 35.70, 256.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.51% -0.059 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.51% 0.115 239) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8544, 20.4533, 48.3450) |
| Luminance | 0.2046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.88
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.37
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.65
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.86
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.91
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A84B8 #B85E2A
analogous
#2AB8A5 #2A84B8 #2A3DB8
triadic
#2A84B8 #B82A84 #84B82A
tetradic
#2A84B8 #A52AB8 #B85E2A #3DB82A
square
#2A84B8 #A52AB8 #B85E2A #3DB82A
split-complementary
#2A84B8 #B82A3D #B8A52A
monochromatic
#133D54 #1F6086 #2A84B8 #4AA2D6 #7BBCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#2A84B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#2A84B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A84B8
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A84B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A84B8 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B84BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5877B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009196
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a84b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 132, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.115 239.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79a7cd',
500: '#2a84b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a84b8; $custom-light: #79a7cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a84b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 132,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.972,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58513,
"c": 0.11457,
"h": 239
},
"luminance": 0.20455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A84B8
secondary
#C99475
accent
#7E42E6
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82