#2B809D#2B809D

#2B809D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.091 H 224.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B809D
RGB	rgb(43, 128, 157)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.6%, 18.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.96, -15.32, -22.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.96, 27.50, 236.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% -0.0642 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.091 224.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7987, 18.3846, 34.6604)
Luminance	0.1839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B809D #9D482B

analogous

#2B9D81 #2B809D #2B479D

triadic

#2B809D #9D2B80 #809D2B

tetradic

#2B809D #812B9D #9D482B #479D2B

square

#2B809D #812B9D #9D482B #479D2B

split-complementary

#2B809D #9D2B47 #9D812B

monochromatic

#11323D #1E596D #2B809D #3CA5CA #6CBBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#2B809D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#2B809D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B809D

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B809D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B809D	1.00	4.49	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60729D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b809d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 128, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.091 224.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a5ba',
    500: '#2b809d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b809d;
$custom-light: #74a5ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b809d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.263,
    "s": 57,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56227,
    "c": 0.09061,
    "h": 224.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B809D

secondary

#BD7D66

accent

#6E48E0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B809D

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

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