#2497BA#2497BA

#2497BA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.109 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2497BA
RGBrgb(36, 151, 186)
HSLhsl(194, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(194, 81%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(80.6%, 18.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LABlab(58.09, -18.73, -26.96)
CIE-LCHlch(58.09, 32.83, 235.21°)
OKLaboklab(63.09% -0.0788 -0.0756)
OKLCHoklch(63.09% 0.109 223.8)
XYZxyz(20.6534, 26.0509, 50.3846)
Luminance0.2605 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2497BA #BA4724
analogous
#24BA92 #2497BA #244CBA
triadic
#2497BA #BA2497 #97BA24
tetradic
#2497BA #9224BA #BA4724 #4CBA24
square
#2497BA #9224BA #BA4724 #4CBA24
split-complementary
#2497BA #BA244C #BA9224
monochromatic
#104453 #1A6D87 #2497BA #41B6DA #74CAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38
#2497BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.21
#2497BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2497BA
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2497BA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##2497BA1.003.386.216.21
#FFFFFF3.381.0021.0021.00
#0000006.2121.001.001.00
##0000006.2121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#8394BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7085BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2497ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 151, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.109 223.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b5ce',
    500: '#2497ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2497ba;
$custom-light: #78b5ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2497ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63089,
    "c": 0.1092,
    "h": 223.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.26053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2497BA
secondary
#CB846E
accent
#663DEA
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F9
border
#CAD0D2
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082

Preview Lab

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#2497BA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva