#2B6597#2B6597

#2B6597 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.100 H 247.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B6597
RGB	rgb(43, 101, 151)
HSL	hsl(208, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(208, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 33.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, -1.62, -32.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 32.83, 267.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% -0.0383 -0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.1 247.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.2337, 12.0541, 31.0068)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B6597 #975D2B

analogous

#2B9793 #2B6597 #2B2F97

triadic

#2B6597 #972B65 #65972B

tetradic

#2B6597 #932B97 #975D2B #2F972B

square

#2B6597 #932B97 #975D2B #2F972B

split-complementary

#2B6597 #972B2F #97932B

monochromatic

#102538 #1D4567 #2B6597 #3985C7 #68A2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#2B6597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#2B6597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B6597

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B6597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B6597	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b6597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 101, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.100 247.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7290b6',
    500: '#2b6597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b6597;
$custom-light: #7290b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b6597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.778,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4926,
    "c": 0.10049,
    "h": 247.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B6597

secondary

#BB8C63

accent

#8E49DF

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDF0F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#090C11

muted

#7B7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B6597

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

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