#2A9CBA#2A9CBA

#2A9CBA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.106 H 220.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9CBA
RGB	rgb(42, 156, 186)
HSL	hsl(193, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.72, -20.77, -24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.72, 32.07, 229.64°)
OKLab	oklab(64.43% -0.0814 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(64.43% 0.106 220)
XYZ	xyz(21.7025, 27.8117, 50.6692)
Luminance	0.2781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9CBA #BA482A

analogous

#2ABA90 #2A9CBA #2A54BA

triadic

#2A9CBA #BA2A9C #9CBA2A

tetradic

#2A9CBA #902ABA #BA482A #54BA2A

square

#2A9CBA #902ABA #BA482A #54BA2A

split-complementary

#2A9CBA #BA2A54 #BA902A

monochromatic

#134856 #1F7288 #2A9CBA #4BB9D6 #7DCDE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#2A9CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#2A9CBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9CBA

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9CBA	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A98BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 156, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.106 220.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bb9ce',
    500: '#2a9cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9cba;
$custom-light: #7bb9ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64431,
    "c": 0.10627,
    "h": 220
  },
  "luminance": 0.27814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9CBA

secondary

#CA8776

accent

#6442E6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9CBA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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