#2B6E9D#2B6E9D

#2B6E9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.100 H 242.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2B6E9D
RGBrgb(43, 110, 157)
HSLhsl(205, 57%, 39%)
HSVhsv(205, 73%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(72.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LABlab(44.37, -4.91, -31.52)
CIE-LCHlch(44.37, 31.90, 261.14°)
OKLaboklab(51.78% -0.0456 -0.0891)
OKLCHoklch(51.78% 0.1 242.9)
XYZxyz(12.6557, 14.0984, 33.9460)
Luminance0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2B6E9D #9D5A2B
analogous
#2B9D93 #2B6E9D #2B359D
triadic
#2B6E9D #9D2B6E #6E9D2B
tetradic
#2B6E9D #932B9D #9D5A2B #359D2B
square
#2B6E9D #932B9D #9D5A2B #359D2B
split-complementary
#2B6E9D #9D2B35 #9D932B
monochromatic
#112B3D #1E4C6D #2B6E9D #3C8FCA #6CABD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50
#2B6E9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82
#2B6E9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B6E9D
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2B6E9D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2B6E9D1.005.503.825.50
#FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00
#0000003.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#586F9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#49649C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2b6e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 110, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.100 242.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7397ba',
    500: '#2b6e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2b6e9d;
$custom-light: #7397ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2b6e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.737,
    "s": 57,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51781,
    "c": 0.10013,
    "h": 242.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2B6E9D
secondary
#BD8A66
accent
#8748E0
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090D11
muted
#7B7E80

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#2B6E9D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva