#2A98C3#2A98C3
#2A98C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.114 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A98C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 152, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 65%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 78%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.5%, 22.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.87, -15.58, -30.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.87, 34.53, 243.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.87% -0.0741 -0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.87% 0.114 229.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0294, 26.8861, 55.6477) |
| Luminance | 0.2689 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.45
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.57
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.98
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.17
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.23
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A98C3 #C3552A
analogous
#2AC3A2 #2A98C3 #2A4BC3
triadic
#2A98C3 #C32A98 #98C32A
tetradic
#2A98C3 #A22AC3 #C3552A #4BC32A
square
#2A98C3 #A22AC3 #C3552A #4BC32A
split-complementary
#2A98C3 #C32A4B #C3A22A
monochromatic
#14495E #1F7191 #2A98C3 #51B3D9 #83C9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#2A98C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#2A98C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A98C3
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A98C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A98C3 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8296C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D87C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a98c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 152, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.114 229.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb6d5',
500: '#2a98c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a98c3; $custom-light: #7cb6d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a98c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 152,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.863,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6387,
"c": 0.11406,
"h": 229.5
},
"luminance": 0.26889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A98C3
secondary
#CD927B
accent
#6F40E8
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083