#2B7591#2B7591

#2B7591 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.084 H 226.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2B7591
RGBrgb(43, 117, 145)
HSLhsl(196, 54%, 37%)
HSVhsv(196, 70%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(70.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LABlab(46.01, -13.26, -21.87)
CIE-LCHlch(46.01, 25.58, 238.77°)
OKLaboklab(52.91% -0.0573 -0.0612)
OKLCHoklch(52.91% 0.084 226.9)
XYZxyz(12.4663, 15.2791, 29.0747)
Luminance0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2B7591 #91472B
analogous
#2B917A #2B7591 #2B4291
triadic
#2B7591 #912B75 #75912B
tetradic
#2B7591 #7A2B91 #91472B #42912B
square
#2B7591 #7A2B91 #91472B #42912B
split-complementary
#2B7591 #912B42 #917A2B
monochromatic
#0F2933 #1D4F62 #2B7591 #399BC0 #65B4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18
#2B7591 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06
#2B7591 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B7591
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2B7591#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##2B75911.005.184.065.18
#FFFFFF5.181.0021.001.00
#0000004.0621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.181.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#667392
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586891
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2b7591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 117, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.084 226.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729cb1',
    500: '#2b7591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2b7591;
$custom-light: #729cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2b7591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.471,
    "s": 54.255,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52907,
    "c": 0.08385,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2B7591
secondary
#B87860
accent
#734ADE
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F5
border
#C8CCCF
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B7591

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#2B7591 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva