#2A85AB#2A85AB

#2A85AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.101 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A85AB
RGB	rgb(42, 133, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(198, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.07, -13.41, -27.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.07, 30.77, 244.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% -0.0645 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.101 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6901, 20.2056, 41.5406)
Luminance	0.2021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A85AB #AB502A

analogous

#2AAB90 #2A85AB #2A45AB

triadic

#2A85AB #AB2A85 #85AB2A

tetradic

#2A85AB #902AAB #AB502A #45AB2A

square

#2A85AB #902AAB #AB502A #45AB2A

split-complementary

#2A85AB #AB2A45 #AB902A

monochromatic

#123949 #1E5F7A #2A85AB #42A6D1 #73BDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#2A85AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#2A85AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A85AB

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A85AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A85AB	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7283AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6077AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a85ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 133, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.101 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a8c4',
    500: '#2a85ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a85ab;
$custom-light: #76a8c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a85ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.674,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58101,
    "c": 0.10107,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A85AB

secondary

#C4876D

accent

#7344E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A85AB

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

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