#2A8AB7#2A8AB7

#2A8AB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.110 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8AB7
RGB	rgb(42, 138, 183)
HSL	hsl(199, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(199, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(77%, 24.6%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, -12.01, -31.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 33.62, 249.06°)
OKLab	oklab(59.91% -0.065 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(59.91% 0.11 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5871, 22.0859, 48.0739)
Luminance	0.2209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8AB7 #B7572A

analogous

#2AB79E #2A8AB7 #2A44B7

triadic

#2A8AB7 #B72A8A #8AB72A

tetradic

#2A8AB7 #9E2AB7 #B7572A #44B72A

square

#2A8AB7 #9E2AB7 #B7572A #44B72A

split-complementary

#2A8AB7 #B72A44 #B79E2A

monochromatic

#133F53 #1F6485 #2A8AB7 #49A8D5 #7BC0E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#2A8AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#2A8AB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8AB7

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8AB7	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7489B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617CB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 138, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.110 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79accc',
    500: '#2a8ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8ab7;
$custom-light: #79accc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.149,
    "s": 62.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59908,
    "c": 0.10982,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8AB7

secondary

#C98F74

accent

#7642E6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8AB7

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

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