#2A96C7#2A96C7
#2A96C7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.119 H 233.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A96C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 150, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 79%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.9%, 24.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.44, -13.09, -33.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.44, 36.19, 248.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% -0.0708 -0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.119 233.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1658, 26.4257, 57.9542) |
| Luminance | 0.2643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 6.75
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.25
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 7.97
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.13
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.32
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A96C7 #C75B2A
analogous
#2AC7A9 #2A96C7 #2A48C7
triadic
#2A96C7 #C72A96 #96C72A
tetradic
#2A96C7 #A92AC7 #C75B2A #48C72A
square
#2A96C7 #A92AC7 #C75B2A #48C72A
split-complementary
#2A96C7 #C72A48 #C7A92A
monochromatic
#154A62 #1F7094 #2A96C7 #53B1DB #86C8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#2A96C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#2A96C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A96C7
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A96C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A96C7 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E95C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6986C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a96c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 150, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.119 233.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb4d8',
500: '#2a96c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a96c7; $custom-light: #7cb4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a96c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 150,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.726,
"s": 65.145,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63583,
"c": 0.1186,
"h": 233.3
},
"luminance": 0.26428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A96C7
secondary
#CF977E
accent
#7440E8
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083