#2A96C3#2A96C3
#2A96C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.115 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A96C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 150, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.5%, 23.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.27, -14.49, -31.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.27, 34.90, 245.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.39% -0.0722 -0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.39% 0.115 231.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7075, 26.2424, 55.5404) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.58
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.17
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.47
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.59
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.65
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A96C3 #C3572A
analogous
#2AC3A4 #2A96C3 #2A4AC3
triadic
#2A96C3 #C32A96 #96C32A
tetradic
#2A96C3 #A42AC3 #C3572A #4AC32A
square
#2A96C3 #A42AC3 #C3572A #4AC32A
split-complementary
#2A96C3 #C32A4A #C3A42A
monochromatic
#14495E #1F6F91 #2A96C3 #51B1D9 #83C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#2A96C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#2A96C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A96C3
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A96C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A96C3 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F94C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B86C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a96c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 150, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.115 231.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bb4d5',
500: '#2a96c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a96c3; $custom-light: #7bb4d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a96c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 150,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.647,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63389,
"c": 0.11494,
"h": 231.1
},
"luminance": 0.26245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A96C3
secondary
#CD947B
accent
#7140E8
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083