#2A8EAF#2A8EAF

#2A8EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.101 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8EAF
RGB	rgb(42, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.00, -16.99, -25.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.00, 30.61, 236.27°)
OKLab	oklab(60.5% -0.0719 -0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(60.5% 0.101 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3625, 22.9312, 44.0075)
Luminance	0.2293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8EAF #AF4B2A

analogous

#2AAF8D #2A8EAF #2A4CAF

triadic

#2A8EAF #AF2A8E #8EAF2A

tetradic

#2A8EAF #8D2AAF #AF4B2A #4CAF2A

square

#2A8EAF #8D2AAF #AF4B2A #4CAF2A

split-complementary

#2A8EAF #AF2A4C #AF8D2A

monochromatic

#123E4C #1E667E #2A8EAF #44AFD2 #75C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#2A8EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#2A8EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8EAF

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8EAF	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.101 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afc7',
    500: '#2a8eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8eaf;
$custom-light: #78afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.887,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60502,
    "c": 0.10129,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8EAF

secondary

#C6856F

accent

#6B43E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8EAF

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