#2B6596#2B6596

#2B6596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.099 H 247.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2B6596
RGBrgb(43, 101, 150)
HSLhsl(207, 55%, 38%)
HSVhsv(207, 71%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(71.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LABlab(41.25, -1.98, -32.27)
CIE-LCHlch(41.25, 32.33, 266.48°)
OKLaboklab(49.2% -0.0386 -0.0914)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.099 247.1)
XYZxyz(11.1529, 12.0218, 30.5809)
Luminance0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2B6596 #965C2B
analogous
#2B9691 #2B6596 #2B2F96
triadic
#2B6596 #962B65 #65962B
tetradic
#2B6596 #912B96 #965C2B #2F962B
square
#2B6596 #912B96 #965C2B #2F962B
split-complementary
#2B6596 #962B2F #96912B
monochromatic
#102537 #1D4566 #2B6596 #3985C6 #68A2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17
#2B6596 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40
#2B6596 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B6596
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2B6596#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2B65961.006.173.406.17
#FFFFFF6.171.0021.001.00
#0000003.4021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.171.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F6798
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#405D95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007176
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2b6596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 101, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.099 247.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7290b5',
    500: '#2b6596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2b6596;
$custom-light: #7290b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2b6596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.477,
    "s": 55.44,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49203,
    "c": 0.09922,
    "h": 247.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2B6596
secondary
#BA8B63
accent
#8E49DF
background
#F7F8FB
surface
#EDF0F6
border
#C8CBD0
text
#090C11
muted
#7B7D80

Preview Lab

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#2B6596 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva