#2B83B5#2B83B5
#2B83B5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.112 H 238.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B83B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 131, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 27.6%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.93, -8.62, -33.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.93, 34.76, 255.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.14% -0.0585 -0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.14% 0.112 238.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4498, 20.0803, 46.6633) |
| Luminance | 0.2008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.41
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.45
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.57
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.05
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.11
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B83B5 #B55D2B
analogous
#2BB5A2 #2B83B5 #2B3EB5
triadic
#2B83B5 #B52B83 #83B52B
tetradic
#2B83B5 #A22BB5 #B55D2B #3EB52B
square
#2B83B5 #A22BB5 #B55D2B #3EB52B
split-complementary
#2B83B5 #B52B3E #B5A22B
monochromatic
#143B52 #1F5F84 #2B83B5 #49A2D4 #7BBBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#2B83B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#2B83B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B83B5
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B83B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B83B5 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B83B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5976B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b83b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 131, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.112 238.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a6cb',
500: '#2b83b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b83b5; $custom-light: #78a6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b83b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 131,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.739,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58142,
"c": 0.11168,
"h": 238.4
},
"luminance": 0.20082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B83B5
secondary
#C89274
accent
#7E43E5
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82