#2B698B#2B698B
#2B698B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.083 H 236.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B698B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 105, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 24.5%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.97, -8.39, -24.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.97, 25.95, 251.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.6% -0.0466 -0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.6% 0.083 236) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7062, 12.4797, 26.2657) |
| Luminance | 0.1248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 2.09
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 2.95
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.72
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.26
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 5.42
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B698B #8B4D2B
analogous
#2B8B7D #2B698B #2B398B
triadic
#2B698B #8B2B69 #698B2B
tetradic
#2B698B #7D2B8B #8B4D2B #398B2B
square
#2B698B #7D2B8B #8B4D2B #398B2B
split-complementary
#2B698B #8B2B39 #8B7D2B
monochromatic
#0E222E #1D465C #2B698B #398CBA #62A8CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#2B698B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#2B698B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B698B
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B698B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B698B | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.50 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59688D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5F8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007274
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b698b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 105, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.083 236.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7093ad',
500: '#2b698b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b698b; $custom-light: #7093ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b698b",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 105,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.25,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49596,
"c": 0.08324,
"h": 236
},
"luminance": 0.12481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B698B
secondary
#B57C5D
accent
#7F4CDC
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF1F4
border
#C8CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F