#2A85C7#2A85C7
#2A85C7 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.131 H 245.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A85C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 133, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 79%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.9%, 33.2%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.37, -3.38, -41.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.37, 41.83, 265.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.56% -0.0552 -0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.56% 0.131 245) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6472, 21.3884, 57.1146) |
| Luminance | 0.2139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 1.18
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 1.47
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.84
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.93
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.87
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A85C7 #C76C2A
analogous
#2AC7BB #2A85C7 #2A37C7
triadic
#2A85C7 #C72A85 #85C72A
tetradic
#2A85C7 #BB2AC7 #C76C2A #37C72A
square
#2A85C7 #BB2AC7 #C76C2A #37C72A
split-complementary
#2A85C7 #C72A37 #C7BB2A
monochromatic
#154162 #1F6394 #2A85C7 #53A2DB #86BDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#2A85C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#2A85C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A85C7
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A85C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A85C7 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6687CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5079C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00959D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a85c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 133, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.131 245.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ba8d8',
500: '#2a85c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a85c7; $custom-light: #7ba8d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a85c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 133,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.223,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59564,
"c": 0.13071,
"h": 245
},
"luminance": 0.21391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A85C7
secondary
#CFA07E
accent
#8640E8
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FA
border
#CACED3
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F83