#2A87AB#2A87AB

#2A87AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.100 H 228.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A87AB
RGB	rgb(42, 135, 171)
HSL	hsl(197, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(197, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.68, -14.52, -26.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.68, 30.43, 241.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.59% -0.0665 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(58.59% 0.1 228.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9665, 20.7585, 41.6328)
Luminance	0.2076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A87AB #AB4E2A

analogous

#2AAB8F #2A87AB #2A47AB

triadic

#2A87AB #AB2A87 #87AB2A

tetradic

#2A87AB #8F2AAB #AB4E2A #47AB2A

square

#2A87AB #8F2AAB #AB4E2A #47AB2A

split-complementary

#2A87AB #AB2A47 #AB8F2A

monochromatic

#123949 #1E607A #2A87AB #42A9D1 #73BFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#2A87AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#2A87AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A87AB

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A87AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A87AB	1.00	4.08	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7485AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6378AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009193

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a87ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 135, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.100 228.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77aac4',
    500: '#2a87ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a87ab;
$custom-light: #77aac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a87ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.744,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58592,
    "c": 0.10028,
    "h": 228.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A87AB

secondary

#C4856D

accent

#7144E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A87AB

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

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