#2A85A4#2A85A4
#2A85A4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.095 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A85A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 133, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, -15.83, -24.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 28.84, 236.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.77% -0.0671 -0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.77% 0.095 225.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0405, 19.9458, 38.1193) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.14
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.38
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.41
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.63
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 6.60
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A85A4 #A4492A
analogous
#2AA486 #2A85A4 #2A48A4
triadic
#2A85A4 #A42A85 #85A42A
tetradic
#2A85A4 #862AA4 #A4492A #48A42A
square
#2A85A4 #862AA4 #A4492A #48A42A
split-complementary
#2A85A4 #A42A48 #A4862A
monochromatic
#113643 #1E5D73 #2A85A4 #3EA9CD #6EBFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#2A85A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#2A85A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A85A4
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A85A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A85A4 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7482A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6376A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a85a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 133, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.095 225.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a8bf',
500: '#2a85a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a85a4; $custom-light: #75a8bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a85a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 133,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.246,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5777,
"c": 0.09521,
"h": 225.2
},
"luminance": 0.19948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A85A4
secondary
#C17F69
accent
#6D45E2
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A0F12
muted
#7C7F81