#2B799E#2B799E

#2B799E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.094 H 233.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B799E
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 158)
HSL	hsl(199, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 23.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, -11.02, -26.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 28.91, 247.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% -0.0566 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.094 233)
XYZ	xyz(14.0027, 16.6554, 34.8179)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B799E #9E502B

analogous

#2B9E8A #2B799E #2B409E

triadic

#2B799E #9E2B79 #799E2B

tetradic

#2B799E #8A2B9E #9E502B #409E2B

square

#2B799E #8A2B9E #9E502B #409E2B

split-complementary

#2B799E #9E2B40 #9E8A2B

monochromatic

#112F3E #1E546E #2B799E #3C9CCA #6CB5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#2B799E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#2B799E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B799E

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B799E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B799E	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6778A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b799e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.094 233.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749fba',
    500: '#2b799e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b799e;
$custom-light: #749fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b799e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.304,
    "s": 57.214,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54535,
    "c": 0.09406,
    "h": 233
  },
  "luminance": 0.16657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B799E

secondary

#BE8367

accent

#7947E0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B799E

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

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