#2A97C2#2A97C2
#2A97C2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.114 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A97C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 151, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 64%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.53, -15.38, -30.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.53, 34.42, 243.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% -0.0735 -0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.114 229.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7551, 26.5178, 55.0003) |
| Luminance | 0.2652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.18
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.31
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.00
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.09
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.10
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A97C2 #C2552A
analogous
#2AC2A1 #2A97C2 #2A4BC2
triadic
#2A97C2 #C22A97 #97C22A
tetradic
#2A97C2 #A12AC2 #C2552A #4BC22A
square
#2A97C2 #A12AC2 #C2552A #4BC22A
split-complementary
#2A97C2 #C22A4B #C2A12A
monochromatic
#14495D #1F7090 #2A97C2 #50B2D9 #82C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#2A97C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#2A97C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A97C2
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A97C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A97C2 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8195C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D86C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a97c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.114 229.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bb5d4',
500: '#2a97c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a97c2; $custom-light: #7bb5d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a97c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 151,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.974,
"s": 64.407,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63582,
"c": 0.11362,
"h": 229.7
},
"luminance": 0.2652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A97C2
secondary
#CD927B
accent
#7040E7
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083