#2B83A5#2B83A5
#2B83A5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.096 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B83A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 131, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.22, -14.24, -25.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.22, 29.24, 240.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.35% -0.0642 -0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.35% 0.096 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9013, 19.4610, 38.5083) |
| Luminance | 0.1946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.18
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.14
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.68
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.98
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.12
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B83A5 #A54D2B
analogous
#2BA58A #2B83A5 #2B46A5
triadic
#2B83A5 #A52B83 #83A52B
tetradic
#2B83A5 #8A2BA5 #A54D2B #46A52B
square
#2B83A5 #8A2BA5 #A54D2B #46A52B
split-complementary
#2B83A5 #A52B46 #A58A2B
monochromatic
#123644 #1E5C74 #2B83A5 #40A6CD #71BDDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#2B83A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#2B83A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B83A5
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B83A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B83A5 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7181A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6175A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008D8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b83a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 131, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.096 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76a7bf',
500: '#2b83a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b83a5; $custom-light: #76a7bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b83a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 131,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.721,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57347,
"c": 0.09621,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.19463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B83A5
secondary
#C1836B
accent
#7146E2
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A0F12
muted
#7C7F81