#2B5E85#2B5E85

#2B5E85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.084 H 244.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B5E85
RGB	rgb(43, 94, 133)
HSL	hsl(206, 51%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(206, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, -3.87, -26.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 27.05, 261.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% -0.0365 -0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.084 244.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2310, 10.2115, 23.6703)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B5E85 #85522B

analogous

#2B857F #2B5E85 #2B3185

triadic

#2B5E85 #852B5E #5E852B

tetradic

#2B5E85 #7F2B85 #85522B #31852B

square

#2B5E85 #7F2B85 #85522B #31852B

split-complementary

#2B5E85 #852B31 #857F2B

monochromatic

#0D1D29 #1C3D57 #2B5E85 #3A7FB3 #5F9CCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#2B5E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#2B5E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B5E85

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B5E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B5E85	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405684

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b5e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 94, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.084 244.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8ba8',
    500: '#2b5e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b5e85;
$custom-light: #6f8ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b5e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206,
    "s": 51.136,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46533,
    "c": 0.08388,
    "h": 244.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B5E85

secondary

#B1805B

accent

#8A4DDB

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B5E85

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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