#2B738E#2B738E

#2B738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.082 H 226.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B738E
RGB	rgb(43, 115, 142)
HSL	hsl(196, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, -13.16, -21.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 25.00, 238.25°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% -0.0563 -0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.082 226.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0075, 14.7267, 27.7957)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B738E #8E462B

analogous

#2B8E78 #2B738E #2B428E

triadic

#2B738E #8E2B73 #738E2B

tetradic

#2B738E #782B8E #8E462B #428E2B

square

#2B738E #782B8E #8E462B #428E2B

split-complementary

#2B738E #8E2B42 #8E782B

monochromatic

#0F2730 #1D4D5F #2B738E #3999BD #63B2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#2B738E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#2B738E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B738E

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B738E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B738E	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64718F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57678E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b738e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 115, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.082 226.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719baf',
    500: '#2b738e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b738e;
$custom-light: #719baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b738e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52261,
    "c": 0.08191,
    "h": 226.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B738E

secondary

#B6775F

accent

#734BDD

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B738E

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