#2A8DBF#2A8DBF
#2A8DBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.116 H 235.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8DBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 141, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 64%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.38, -10.88, -33.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.38, 35.69, 252.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.03% -0.0651 -0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.03% 0.116 235.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8799, 23.3012, 52.7299) |
| Luminance | 0.2330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.15
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.39
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.63
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.63
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.41
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8DBF #BF5C2A
analogous
#2ABFA6 #2A8DBF #2A43BF
triadic
#2A8DBF #BF2A8D #8DBF2A
tetradic
#2A8DBF #A62ABF #BF5C2A #43BF2A
square
#2A8DBF #A62ABF #BF5C2A #43BF2A
split-complementary
#2A8DBF #BF2A43 #BFA62A
monochromatic
#14435B #1F688D #2A8DBF #4EAAD8 #80C2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#2A8DBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#2A8DBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8DBF
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8DBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8DBF | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#758CC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8dbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 141, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.116 235.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aaed2',
500: '#2a8dbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8dbf; $custom-light: #7aaed2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8dbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 141,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.134,
"s": 63.948,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61031,
"c": 0.11596,
"h": 235.8
},
"luminance": 0.23304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8DBF
secondary
#CC9579
accent
#7941E7
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82