#2A9CBD#2A9CBD

#2A9CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.108 H 222.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9CBD
RGB	rgb(42, 156, 189)
HSL	hsl(193, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.84, -19.76, -25.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.84, 32.62, 232.70°)
OKLab	oklab(64.56% -0.0802 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(64.56% 0.108 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0248, 27.9406, 52.3665)
Luminance	0.2794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9CBD #BD4B2A

analogous

#2ABD94 #2A9CBD #2A53BD

triadic

#2A9CBD #BD2A9C #9CBD2A

tetradic

#2A9CBD #942ABD #BD4B2A #53BD2A

square

#2A9CBD #942ABD #BD4B2A #53BD2A

split-complementary

#2A9CBD #BD2A53 #BD942A

monochromatic

#144959 #1F738B #2A9CBD #4DB8D7 #7FCCE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#2A9CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.59

#2A9CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9CBD

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9CBD	1.00	3.19	6.59	6.59
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 156, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.108 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bb9d1',
    500: '#2a9cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9cbd;
$custom-light: #7bb9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.469,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64564,
    "c": 0.10823,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9CBD

secondary

#CB8A78

accent

#6641E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9CBD

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

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