#2A8FB5#2A8FB5
#2A8FB5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.106 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A8FB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 143, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 21%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.55, -15.48, -28.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.55, 32.02, 241.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.03% -0.0706 -0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.03% 0.106 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1144, 23.4711, 47.2301) |
| Luminance | 0.2347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.35
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.69
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 7.69
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.97
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.05
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A8FB5 #B5502A
analogous
#2AB595 #2A8FB5 #2A49B5
triadic
#2A8FB5 #B52A8F #8FB52A
tetradic
#2A8FB5 #952AB5 #B5502A #49B52A
square
#2A8FB5 #952AB5 #B5502A #49B52A
split-complementary
#2A8FB5 #B52A49 #B5952A
monochromatic
#134152 #1E6883 #2A8FB5 #48AED4 #79C4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#2A8FB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#2A8FB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A8FB5
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A8FB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A8FB5 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B8DB7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#687FB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a8fb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 143, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.106 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79afcb',
500: '#2a8fb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a8fb5; $custom-light: #79afcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a8fb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 143,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.403,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61026,
"c": 0.10575,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.23473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A8FB5
secondary
#C88A73
accent
#6F42E5
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82