#2996B2#2996B2
#2996B2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.102 H 219.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2996B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(41, 150, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 15.7%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.56, -20.38, -23.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.56, 30.91, 228.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.59% -0.079 -0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.59% 0.102 219.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8533, 25.4961, 45.9857) |
| Luminance | 0.2550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.60
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.40
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.25
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.87
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2996B2 #B24529
analogous
#29B289 #2996B2 #2951B2
triadic
#2996B2 #B22996 #96B229
tetradic
#2996B2 #8929B2 #B24529 #51B229
square
#2996B2 #8929B2 #B24529 #51B229
split-complementary
#2996B2 #B22951 #B28929
monochromatic
#12424F #1E6C80 #2996B2 #44B7D4 #76CADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#2996B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#2996B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2996B2
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2996B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2996B2 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8592B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7284B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2996b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(41, 150, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.102 219.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b5c9',
500: '#2996b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2996b2; $custom-light: #79b5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2996b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 41,
"g": 150,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.263,
"s": 62.557,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62585,
"c": 0.10232,
"h": 219.4
},
"luminance": 0.25498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2996B2
secondary
#C78270
accent
#6442E6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082