#2B83B4#2B83B4
#2B83B4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.111 H 237.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B83B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 131, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 27.2%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.88, -8.97, -33.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.88, 34.36, 254.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.09% -0.0589 -0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.09% 0.111 237.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3475, 20.0394, 46.1249) |
| Luminance | 0.2004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.60
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.61
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.64
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.22
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.28
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B83B4 #B45C2B
analogous
#2BB4A0 #2B83B4 #2B3EB4
triadic
#2B83B4 #B42B83 #83B42B
tetradic
#2B83B4 #A02BB4 #B45C2B #3EB42B
square
#2B83B4 #A02BB4 #B45C2B #3EB42B
split-complementary
#2B83B4 #B42B3E #B4A02B
monochromatic
#133B51 #1F5F83 #2B83B4 #49A2D3 #7ABBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#2B83B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#2B83B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B83B4
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B83B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B83B4 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C83B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5976B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b83b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 131, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.111 237.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a6ca',
500: '#2b83b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b83b4; $custom-light: #78a6ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b83b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 131,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.46,
"s": 61.435,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5809,
"c": 0.11063,
"h": 237.9
},
"luminance": 0.20041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B83B4
secondary
#C79173
accent
#7D43E5
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82