#2A8BA2#2A8BA2

#2A8BA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.093 H 217.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8BA2
RGB	rgb(42, 139, 162)
HSL	hsl(192, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.56, -19.75, -20.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.56, 28.26, 225.65°)
OKLab	oklab(59.18% -0.074 -0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(59.18% 0.093 217.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.7063, 21.5641, 37.4572)
Luminance	0.2157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8BA2 #A2412A

analogous

#2AA27D #2A8BA2 #2A4FA2

triadic

#2A8BA2 #A22A8B #8BA22A

tetradic

#2A8BA2 #7D2AA2 #A2412A #4FA22A

square

#2A8BA2 #7D2AA2 #A2412A #4FA22A

split-complementary

#2A8BA2 #A22A4F #A27D2A

monochromatic

#113841 #1D6171 #2A8BA2 #3DB1CD #6DC5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#2A8BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#2A8BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8BA2

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8BA2	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C87A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 139, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.093 217.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76adbd',
    500: '#2a8ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8ba2;
$custom-light: #76adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.5,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59177,
    "c": 0.09306,
    "h": 217.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8BA2

secondary

#C07968

accent

#6446E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8BA2

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

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