#2983B9#2983B9
#2983B9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.117 H 240.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2983B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 131, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 29.2%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.07, -7.42, -35.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.07, 36.51, 258.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.3% -0.0582 -0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.3% 0.117 240.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7843, 20.2047, 48.8521) |
| Luminance | 0.2021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.67
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.10
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.26
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.61
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.63
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2983B9 #B95F29
analogous
#29B9A7 #2983B9 #293BB9
triadic
#2983B9 #B92983 #83B929
tetradic
#2983B9 #A729B9 #B95F29 #3BB929
square
#2983B9 #A729B9 #B95F29 #3BB929
split-complementary
#2983B9 #B9293B #B9A729
monochromatic
#133C55 #1E6087 #2983B9 #49A1D7 #7BBBE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#2983B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.04
#2983B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2983B9
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2983B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2983B9 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A84BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5676B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009196
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2983b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 131, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.117 240.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a6ce',
500: '#2983b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2983b9; $custom-light: #78a6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2983b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 131,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.5,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58301,
"c": 0.11671,
"h": 240.1
},
"luminance": 0.20207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2983B9
secondary
#CA9474
accent
#7F41E7
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82