#2A90C5#2A90C5
#2A90C5 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.120 H 236.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A90C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 144, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 79%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.7%, 26.9%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.55, -10.45, -35.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.55, 37.06, 253.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.05% -0.0659 -0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.05% 0.12 236.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0021, 24.4674, 56.4283) |
| Luminance | 0.2447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.30
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.51
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 6.05
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 6.22
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.58
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A90C5 #C55F2A
analogous
#2AC5AD #2A90C5 #2A43C5
triadic
#2A90C5 #C52A90 #90C52A
tetradic
#2A90C5 #AD2AC5 #C55F2A #43C52A
square
#2A90C5 #AD2AC5 #C55F2A #43C52A
split-complementary
#2A90C5 #C52A43 #C5AD2A
monochromatic
#144660 #1F6B93 #2A90C5 #52ACDA #85C4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#2A90C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#2A90C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A90C5
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A90C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A90C5 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7690C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6281C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a90c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 144, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.120 236.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bb0d7',
500: '#2a90c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a90c5; $custom-light: #7bb0d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a90c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 144,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.516,
"s": 64.854,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62052,
"c": 0.12016,
"h": 236.7
},
"luminance": 0.2447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A90C5
secondary
#CE997D
accent
#7940E8
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FA
border
#CACED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83