#2981B6#2981B6
#2981B6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.115 H 240.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2981B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 129, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.5%, 29.1%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.32, -7.34, -35.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.32, 35.96, 258.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.66% -0.0572 -0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.66% 0.115 240.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2049, 19.5473, 47.1131) |
| Luminance | 0.1955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 2.89
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.12
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.27
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.67
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.81
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2981B6 #B65E29
analogous
#29B6A4 #2981B6 #293AB6
triadic
#2981B6 #B62981 #81B629
tetradic
#2981B6 #A429B6 #B65E29 #3AB629
square
#2981B6 #A429B6 #B65E29 #3AB629
split-complementary
#2981B6 #B6293A #B6A429
monochromatic
#123A52 #1E5E84 #2981B6 #47A0D5 #79BAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#2981B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#2981B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2981B6
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2981B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2981B6 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6882B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5574B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2981b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 129, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.115 240.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a5cc',
500: '#2981b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2981b6; $custom-light: #78a5cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2981b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 129,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.553,
"s": 63.229,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57663,
"c": 0.11488,
"h": 240.1
},
"luminance": 0.19549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2981B6
secondary
#C99372
accent
#7F42E6
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82