#2A8DAE#2A8DAE

#2A8DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.101 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8DAE
RGB	rgb(42, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.65, -16.79, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.65, 30.46, 236.55°)
OKLab	oklab(60.21% -0.0713 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(60.21% 0.101 225)
XYZ	xyz(18.1166, 22.5958, 43.4428)
Luminance	0.2260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8DAE #AE4B2A

analogous

#2AAE8D #2A8DAE #2A4BAE

triadic

#2A8DAE #AE2A8D #8DAE2A

tetradic

#2A8DAE #8D2AAE #AE4B2A #4BAE2A

square

#2A8DAE #8D2AAE #AE4B2A #4BAE2A

split-complementary

#2A8DAE #AE2A4B #AE8D2A

monochromatic

#123D4B #1E657D #2A8DAE #43AED2 #75C3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#2A8DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#2A8DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8DAE

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8DAE	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.101 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77aec6',
    500: '#2a8dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8dae;
$custom-light: #77aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6021,
    "c": 0.1008,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.22598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8DAE

secondary

#C5846F

accent

#6C44E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8DAE

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

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