#2A8FAF#2A8FAF

#2A8FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.101 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A8FAF
RGB	rgb(42, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(194, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.31, -17.54, -24.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.31, 30.52, 234.93°)
OKLab	oklab(60.75% -0.0729 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(60.75% 0.101 223.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5120, 23.2301, 44.0573)
Luminance	0.2323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A8FAF #AF4A2A

analogous

#2AAF8C #2A8FAF #2A4DAF

triadic

#2A8FAF #AF2A8F #8FAF2A

tetradic

#2A8FAF #8C2AAF #AF4A2A #4DAF2A

square

#2A8FAF #8C2AAF #AF4A2A #4DAF2A

split-complementary

#2A8FAF #AF2A4D #AF8C2A

monochromatic

#123E4C #1E677E #2A8FAF #44B0D2 #75C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#2A8FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#2A8FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A8FAF

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A8FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A8FAF	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a8faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.101 223.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c7',
    500: '#2a8faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a8faf;
$custom-light: #78b0c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a8faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.436,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60748,
    "c": 0.10105,
    "h": 223.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A8FAF

secondary

#C6846F

accent

#6A43E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A8FAF

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

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