#2A90AE#2A90AE

#2A90AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.100 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A90AE
RGB	rgb(42, 144, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(194, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 17.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, -18.41, -24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 30.25, 232.50°)
OKLab	oklab(60.95% -0.0743 -0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(60.95% 0.1 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5649, 23.4925, 43.5923)
Luminance	0.2349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A90AE #AE482A

analogous

#2AAE8A #2A90AE #2A4EAE

triadic

#2A90AE #AE2A90 #90AE2A

tetradic

#2A90AE #8A2AAE #AE482A #4EAE2A

square

#2A90AE #8A2AAE #AE482A #4EAE2A

split-complementary

#2A90AE #AE2A4E #AE8A2A

monochromatic

#123E4B #1E677D #2A90AE #43B1D2 #75C6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#2A90AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#2A90AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A90AE

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A90AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A90AE	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a90ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 144, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.100 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c6',
    500: '#2a90ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a90ae;
$custom-light: #78b0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a90ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 144,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.636,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6095,
    "c": 0.10015,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A90AE

secondary

#C5826F

accent

#6844E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF5F8

border

#C9CFD1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A90AE

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

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