#2A9FB8#2A9FB8
#2A9FB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.105 H 215.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A9FB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 159, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.2%, 13.6%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.56, -22.99, -22.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.56, 31.84, 223.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.08% -0.0851 -0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.08% 0.105 215.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0010, 28.7465, 49.7272) |
| Luminance | 0.2875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.14
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.96
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.41
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A9FB8 #B8432A
analogous
#2AB88A #2A9FB8 #2A58B8
triadic
#2A9FB8 #B82A9F #9FB82A
tetradic
#2A9FB8 #8A2AB8 #B8432A #58B82A
square
#2A9FB8 #8A2AB8 #B8432A #58B82A
split-complementary
#2A9FB8 #B82A58 #B88A2A
monochromatic
#134954 #1F7486 #2A9FB8 #4ABDD6 #7BCFE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#2A9FB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#2A9FB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2A9FB8
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A9FB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A9FB8 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E9AB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8CB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a9fb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 159, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.105 215.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bbbcd',
500: '#2a9fb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a9fb8; $custom-light: #7bbbcd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a9fb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 159,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.563,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65081,
"c": 0.10498,
"h": 215.9
},
"luminance": 0.28749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A9FB8
secondary
#C98475
accent
#5F42E6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F9
border
#CAD0D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182