#2A7EAB

Closest named color: Nice Blue (#107AB0). oklch(56.4% 0.105 236.7), rgb(42, 126, 171).

Black text reads best on this color (4.67:1).

About this color

#2A7EAB is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.105 and its hue 237°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Nice Blue (#107AB0), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.67:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (56%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.105)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Nice Blue (#107AB0)
Black text	4.67:1
White text	4.49:1

Values

HEX	#2A7EAB
RGB	rgb(42, 126, 171)
HSL	hsl(201, 61%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.105 236.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2A7EAB	4.49:1	AA large text	Lc -76.4	Fine for body text
Black text on #2A7EAB	4.67:1	AA	Lc 33.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2A7EAB text on white	4.49:1	AA large text	Lc 70.9	Content text, not long reading
#2A7EAB text on black	4.67:1	AA	Lc -30.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F9

oklch(97.1% 0.006 239.8)
Step 100
100

#E2EBF2

oklch(93.5% 0.014 241)
Step 200
200

#CADCE9

oklch(88.5% 0.026 239.1)
Step 300
300

#A5C6DC

oklch(81% 0.047 237.4)
Step 400
400

#72A8CA

oklch(70.7% 0.076 236.9)
Step 500
500

#4A92BC

oklch(63.1% 0.096 236.6)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#2A7EAB

oklch(56.4% 0.105 236.7)
Step 700
700

#186891

oklch(49.1% 0.098 237)
Step 800
800

#185575

oklch(42.7% 0.08 236.4)
Step 900
900

#1B465F

oklch(37.6% 0.064 237.4)
Step 950
950

#112937

oklch(26.9% 0.04 236.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2A7EAB with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#687EAD	0.060
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5771AA	0.051
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008A8D	0.069
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.105