#2A97C3#2A97C3
#2A97C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.114 H 230.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A97C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 151, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.5%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.57, -15.03, -31.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.57, 34.71, 244.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.63% -0.0732 -0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.63% 0.114 230.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8678, 26.5629, 55.5938) |
| Luminance | 0.2657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.07
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.30
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.81
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.91
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.07
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A97C3 #C3562A
analogous
#2AC3A3 #2A97C3 #2A4BC3
triadic
#2A97C3 #C32A97 #97C32A
tetradic
#2A97C3 #A32AC3 #C3562A #4BC32A
square
#2A97C3 #A32AC3 #C3562A #4BC32A
split-complementary
#2A97C3 #C32A4B #C3A32A
monochromatic
#14495E #1F7091 #2A97C3 #51B2D9 #83C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#2A97C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.31
#2A97C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A97C3
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A97C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A97C3 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.31 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8095C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C87C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a97c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 151, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.114 230.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb5d5',
500: '#2a97c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a97c3; $custom-light: #7cb5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a97c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 151,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.255,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63629,
"c": 0.11448,
"h": 230.3
},
"luminance": 0.26566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A97C3
secondary
#CD937B
accent
#7040E8
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083