#2A97B0#2A97B0
#2A97B0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.101 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A97B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 151, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.81, -21.46, -21.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.81, 30.53, 225.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.77% -0.0804 -0.0606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.77% 0.101 217) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8546, 25.7577, 44.9912) |
| Luminance | 0.2576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.58
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.94
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.45
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A97B0 #B0432A
analogous
#2AB086 #2A97B0 #2A54B0
triadic
#2A97B0 #B02A97 #97B02A
tetradic
#2A97B0 #862AB0 #B0432A #54B02A
square
#2A97B0 #862AB0 #B0432A #54B02A
split-complementary
#2A97B0 #B02A54 #B0862A
monochromatic
#12424D #1E6D7F #2A97B0 #45B8D3 #76CBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#2A97B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#2A97B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A97B0
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A97B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A97B0 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8692B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7485B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a97b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.101 217.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b5c7',
500: '#2a97b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a97b0; $custom-light: #79b5c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a97b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 151,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.194,
"s": 61.468,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62767,
"c": 0.10073,
"h": 217
},
"luminance": 0.2576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A97B0
secondary
#C68070
accent
#6143E5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082