#2B6F8D#2B6F8D
#2B6F8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.082 H 230.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B6F8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 111, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 21.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.95, -11.21, -22.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.95, 25.30, 243.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.2% -0.0524 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.2% 0.082 230.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4865, 13.8043, 27.2533) |
| Luminance | 0.1381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.75
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.44
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.91
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.28
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.46
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B6F8D #8D492B
analogous
#2B8D7A #2B6F8D #2B3E8D
triadic
#2B6F8D #8D2B6F #6F8D2B
tetradic
#2B6F8D #7A2B8D #8D492B #3E8D2B
square
#2B6F8D #7A2B8D #8D492B #3E8D2B
split-complementary
#2B6F8D #8D2B3E #8D7A2B
monochromatic
#0E252F #1D4A5E #2B6F8D #3994BC #63AECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.58
#2B6F8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.76
#2B6F8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B6F8D
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B6F8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B6F8D | 1.00 | 5.58 | 3.76 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#606D8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52648D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b6f8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 111, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.082 230.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7198ae',
500: '#2b6f8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b6f8d; $custom-light: #7198ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b6f8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 111,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.367,
"s": 53.261,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51204,
"c": 0.08236,
"h": 230.5
},
"luminance": 0.13806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B6F8D
secondary
#B6795E
accent
#784BDD
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7B7E7F