#2B7C9D#2B7C9D
#2B7C9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.092 H 229.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B7C9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 124, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 21%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.71, -13.08, -24.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.71, 28.00, 242.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.23% -0.0601 -0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.23% 0.092 229.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2873, 17.3616, 34.4899) |
| Luminance | 0.1736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.87
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.12
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.61
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.05
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.30
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B7C9D #9D4C2B
analogous
#2B9D85 #2B7C9D #2B439D
triadic
#2B7C9D #9D2B7C #7C9D2B
tetradic
#2B7C9D #852B9D #9D4C2B #439D2B
square
#2B7C9D #852B9D #9D4C2B #439D2B
split-complementary
#2B7C9D #9D2B43 #9D852B
monochromatic
#11303D #1E566D #2B7C9D #3CA0CA #6CB8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#2B7C9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.47
#2B7C9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B7C9D
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B7C9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B7C9D | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.47 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B7A9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B6F9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008587
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b7c9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 124, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.092 229.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a2ba',
500: '#2b7c9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b7c9d; $custom-light: #74a2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b7c9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 124,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.368,
"s": 57,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5523,
"c": 0.09183,
"h": 229.1
},
"luminance": 0.17363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B7C9D
secondary
#BD8066
accent
#7448E0
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7E80