#2A8DAF#2A8DAF

#2A8DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.102 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8DAF
RGB	rgb(42, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.69, -16.45, -25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.69, 30.71, 237.61°)
OKLab	oklab(60.26% -0.0709 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(60.26% 0.102 225.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2144, 22.6350, 43.9581)
Luminance	0.2264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8DAF #AF4C2A

analogous

#2AAF8E #2A8DAF #2A4BAF

triadic

#2A8DAF #AF2A8D #8DAF2A

tetradic

#2A8DAF #8E2AAF #AF4C2A #4BAF2A

square

#2A8DAF #8E2AAF #AF4C2A #4BAF2A

split-complementary

#2A8DAF #AF2A4B #AF8E2A

monochromatic

#123D4C #1E657E #2A8DAF #44AED2 #75C3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#2A8DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.53

#2A8DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8DAF

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8DAF	1.00	3.80	5.53	5.53
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.102 225.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78aec7',
    500: '#2a8daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8daf;
$custom-light: #78aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.338,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60256,
    "c": 0.10156,
    "h": 225.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8DAF

secondary

#C6856F

accent

#6D43E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8DAF

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

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