#2A9EBD#2A9EBD

#2A9EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.108 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A9EBD
RGB	rgb(42, 158, 189)
HSL	hsl(193, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(193, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.44, -20.82, -25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.44, 32.54, 230.23°)
OKLab	oklab(65.05% -0.0821 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(65.05% 0.108 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.3631, 28.6173, 52.4793)
Luminance	0.2862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A9EBD #BD492A

analogous

#2ABD92 #2A9EBD #2A55BD

triadic

#2A9EBD #BD2A9E #9EBD2A

tetradic

#2A9EBD #922ABD #BD492A #55BD2A

square

#2A9EBD #922ABD #BD492A #55BD2A

split-complementary

#2A9EBD #BD2A55 #BD922A

monochromatic

#144A59 #1F748B #2A9EBD #4DBAD7 #7FCEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#2A9EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#2A9EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2A9EBD

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A9EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2A9EBD	1.00	3.12	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a9ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 158, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.108 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bbad1',
    500: '#2a9ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a9ebd;
$custom-light: #7bbad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a9ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.653,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65052,
    "c": 0.10791,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A9EBD

secondary

#CB8978

accent

#6441E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A9EBD

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

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