#2B82B4#2B82B4
#2B82B4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.111 H 238.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B82B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 130, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.58, -8.40, -33.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.58, 34.68, 255.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.85% -0.0579 -0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.85% 0.111 238.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2139, 19.7721, 46.0803) |
| Luminance | 0.1977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.22
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.38
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.56
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.05
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.16
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B82B4 #B45D2B
analogous
#2BB4A1 #2B82B4 #2B3DB4
triadic
#2B82B4 #B42B82 #82B42B
tetradic
#2B82B4 #A12BB4 #B45D2B #3DB42B
square
#2B82B4 #A12BB4 #B45D2B #3DB42B
split-complementary
#2B82B4 #B42B3D #B4A12B
monochromatic
#133B51 #1F5E83 #2B82B4 #49A1D3 #7ABADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#2B82B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#2B82B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B82B4
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B82B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B82B4 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A82B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5875B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b82b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 130, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.111 238.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a6ca',
500: '#2b82b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b82b4; $custom-light: #78a6ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b82b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 130,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.898,
"s": 61.435,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5785,
"c": 0.11129,
"h": 238.7
},
"luminance": 0.19774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B82B4
secondary
#C79273
accent
#7E43E5
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82