#2F7FA5#2F7FA5
#2F7FA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.096 H 232.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F7FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 127, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 23%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.09, -11.42, -27.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.09, 29.57, 247.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.48% -0.058 -0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.48% 0.096 232.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5505, 18.4979, 38.3409) |
| Luminance | 0.1850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.52
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.50
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.12
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.93
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.41
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F7FA5 #A5552F
analogous
#2FA590 #2F7FA5 #2F44A5
triadic
#2F7FA5 #A52F7F #7FA52F
tetradic
#2F7FA5 #902FA5 #A5552F #44A52F
square
#2F7FA5 #902FA5 #A5552F #44A52F
split-complementary
#2F7FA5 #A52F44 #A5902F
monochromatic
#143646 #215A75 #2F7FA5 #47A0CB #76B9D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#2F7FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#2F7FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F7FA5
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F7FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F7FA5 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C7EA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C72A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00898C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f7fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 127, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.096 232.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77a4c0',
500: '#2f7fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f7fa5; $custom-light: #77a4c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f7fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 127,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.322,
"s": 55.66,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56478,
"c": 0.09612,
"h": 232.9
},
"luminance": 0.185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F7FA5
secondary
#C08A70
accent
#7949DF
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A0F12
muted
#7C7F81