#2B809C#2B809C

#2B809C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.090 H 224.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B809C
RGB	rgb(43, 128, 156)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(195, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.4%, 17.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, -15.66, -22.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 27.26, 234.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% -0.0646 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.09 224)
XYZ	xyz(14.7137, 18.3505, 34.2126)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B809C #9C472B

analogous

#2B9C80 #2B809C #2B489C

triadic

#2B809C #9C2B80 #809C2B

tetradic

#2B809C #802B9C #9C472B #489C2B

square

#2B809C #802B9C #9C472B #489C2B

split-complementary

#2B809C #9C2B48 #9C802B

monochromatic

#11313C #1E596C #2B809C #3BA6C9 #6BBCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#2B809C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#2B809C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B809C

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B809C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B809C	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707D9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61729C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b809c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 128, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.090 224.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a5b9',
    500: '#2b809c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b809c;
$custom-light: #74a5b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b809c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.867,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56181,
    "c": 0.08985,
    "h": 224
  },
  "luminance": 0.18352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B809C

secondary

#BD7B66

accent

#6D48E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B809C

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

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