Exploring the Color #2A5971

#2A5971 sits at 200° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 46% saturation and 30% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 42, 89, 113 produces a 7.59:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #2A5971 is a clear variant of CSS sea green — about 56 units away from #2E8B57. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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