#2B6E8E#2B6E8E
#2B6E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.084 H 232.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B6E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 110, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 22.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.68, -10.28, -23.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.68, 25.83, 246.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51% -0.0509 -0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51% 0.084 232.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4527, 13.6172, 27.6107) |
| Luminance | 0.1362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 2.94
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.31
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.10
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.44
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.43
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B6E8E #8E4B2B
analogous
#2B8E7D #2B6E8E #2B3D8E
triadic
#2B6E8E #8E2B6E #6E8E2B
tetradic
#2B6E8E #7D2B8E #8E4B2B #3D8E2B
square
#2B6E8E #7D2B8E #8E4B2B #3D8E2B
split-complementary
#2B6E8E #8E2B3D #8E7D2B
monochromatic
#0F2530 #1D4A5F #2B6E8E #3992BD #63ADD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.64
#2B6E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#2B6E8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B6E8E
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B6E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B6E8E | 1.00 | 5.64 | 3.72 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6D90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#51638E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b6e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 110, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.084 232.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7197af',
500: '#2b6e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b6e8e; $custom-light: #7197af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b6e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 110,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.394,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51001,
"c": 0.08374,
"h": 232.6
},
"luminance": 0.13618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B6E8E
secondary
#B67B5F
accent
#7A4BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F