#2B6F8B#2B6F8B

#2B6F8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.081 H 228.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B6F8B
RGB	rgb(43, 111, 139)
HSL	hsl(198, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(198, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 20.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.87, -11.90, -21.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.87, 24.68, 241.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% -0.0531 -0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.081 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.3390, 13.7453, 26.4766)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B6F8B #8B472B

analogous

#2B8B77 #2B6F8B #2B3F8B

triadic

#2B6F8B #8B2B6F #6F8B2B

tetradic

#2B6F8B #772B8B #8B472B #3F8B2B

square

#2B6F8B #772B8B #8B472B #3F8B2B

split-complementary

#2B6F8B #8B2B3F #8B772B

monochromatic

#0E242E #1D4A5C #2B6F8B #3994BA #62AFCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#2B6F8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#2B6F8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B6F8B

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B6F8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B6F8B	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606D8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53638B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b6f8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 111, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.081 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7098ad',
    500: '#2b6f8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b6f8b;
$custom-light: #7098ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b6f8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.5,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51107,
    "c": 0.08054,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B6F8B

secondary

#B5775D

accent

#764CDC

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B6F8B

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

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