#2A8FAE#2A8FAE

#2A8FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.100 H 223.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8FAE
RGB	rgb(42, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(194, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.27, -17.87, -24.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.27, 30.30, 233.85°)
OKLab	oklab(60.7% -0.0733 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(60.7% 0.1 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4141, 23.1910, 43.5420)
Luminance	0.2319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8FAE #AE492A

analogous

#2AAE8B #2A8FAE #2A4DAE

triadic

#2A8FAE #AE2A8F #8FAE2A

tetradic

#2A8FAE #8B2AAE #AE492A #4DAE2A

square

#2A8FAE #8B2AAE #AE492A #4DAE2A

split-complementary

#2A8FAE #AE2A4D #AE8B2A

monochromatic

#123E4B #1E667D #2A8FAE #43B0D2 #75C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#2A8FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#2A8FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8FAE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8FAE	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.100 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c6',
    500: '#2a8fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8fae;
$custom-light: #78b0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.091,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60703,
    "c": 0.10033,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8FAE

secondary

#C5836F

accent

#6944E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8FAE

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

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