#2B799F#2B799F

#2B799F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.095 H 233.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B799F
RGB	rgb(43, 121, 159)
HSL	hsl(200, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(200, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 23.9%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, -10.67, -27.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 29.26, 248.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% -0.0562 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.095 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0892, 16.6899, 35.2731)
Luminance	0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B799F #9F512B

analogous

#2B9F8B #2B799F #2B3F9F

triadic

#2B799F #9F2B79 #799F2B

tetradic

#2B799F #8B2B9F #9F512B #3F9F2B

square

#2B799F #8B2B9F #9F512B #3F9F2B

split-complementary

#2B799F #9F2B3F #9F8B2B

monochromatic

#11303F #1E546F #2B799F #3D9CCA #6DB5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#2B799F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#2B799F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B799F

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B799F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B799F	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6678A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b799f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 121, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.095 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#749fbb',
    500: '#2b799f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b799f;
$custom-light: #749fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b799f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.655,
    "s": 57.426,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54585,
    "c": 0.09504,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B799F

secondary

#BE8467

accent

#7947E1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B799F

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

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