#2B7D9D#2B7D9D
#2B7D9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.091 H 228.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B7D9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 125, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 20.4%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.02, -13.64, -24.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.02, 27.85, 240.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.48% -0.0611 -0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.48% 0.091 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4132, 17.6135, 34.5319) |
| Luminance | 0.1762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.72
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 3.29
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.84
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.96
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.57
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B7D9D #9D4B2B
analogous
#2B9D84 #2B7D9D #2B449D
triadic
#2B7D9D #9D2B7D #7D9D2B
tetradic
#2B7D9D #842B9D #9D4B2B #449D2B
square
#2B7D9D #842B9D #9D4B2B #449D2B
split-complementary
#2B7D9D #9D2B44 #9D842B
monochromatic
#11313D #1E576D #2B7D9D #3CA2CA #6CB9D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#2B7D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#2B7D9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2B7D9D
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B7D9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B7D9D | 1.00 | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C7B9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D709D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008688
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b7d9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 125, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.091 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74a2ba',
500: '#2b7d9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b7d9d; $custom-light: #74a2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b7d9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 125,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.842,
"s": 57,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55479,
"c": 0.09148,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.17615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B7D9D
secondary
#BD7F66
accent
#7248E0
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF3F6
border
#C9CDD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7F80