#2B83C9#2B83C9
#2B83C9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.135 H 247.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B83C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 131, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.91, -1.36, -43.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.91, 43.58, 268.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.24% -0.0524 -0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.24% 0.135 247.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6511, 20.9609, 58.2572) |
| Luminance | 0.2096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 1.59
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.46
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.68
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.77
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 4.67
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B83C9 #C9712B
analogous
#2BC9C0 #2B83C9 #2B34C9
triadic
#2B83C9 #C92B83 #83C92B
tetradic
#2B83C9 #C02BC9 #C9712B #34C92B
square
#2B83C9 #C02BC9 #C9712B #34C92B
split-complementary
#2B83C9 #C92B34 #C9C02B
monochromatic
#154164 #206297 #2B83C9 #56A0DB #89BCE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#2B83C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#2B83C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B83C9
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B83C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B83C9 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6286CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B78C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00949C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b83c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 131, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.135 247.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ca6da',
500: '#2b83c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b83c9; $custom-light: #7ca6da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b83c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 131,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.582,
"s": 64.754,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59237,
"c": 0.13458,
"h": 247.1
},
"luminance": 0.20963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B83C9
secondary
#CFA380
accent
#8A40E8
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FA
border
#CACED3
text
#0B0F15
muted
#7C7F83