#2B8497#2B8497

#2B8497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.086 H 215.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8497
RGB	rgb(43, 132, 151)
HSL	hsl(191, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(191, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.98, -19.51, -17.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.98, 26.40, 222.34°)
OKLab	oklab(56.97% -0.0708 -0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(56.97% 0.086 215)
XYZ	xyz(14.8311, 19.2488, 32.2059)
Luminance	0.1925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8497 #973E2B

analogous

#2B9774 #2B8497 #2B4E97

triadic

#2B8497 #972B84 #84972B

tetradic

#2B8497 #742B97 #973E2B #4E972B

square

#2B8497 #742B97 #973E2B #4E972B

split-complementary

#2B8497 #972B4E #97742B

monochromatic

#103138 #1D5A67 #2B8497 #39AEC7 #68C1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#2B8497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#2B8497 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8497

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8497	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 132, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.086 215.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74a8b5',
    500: '#2b8497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8497;
$custom-light: #74a8b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.556,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56966,
    "c": 0.08644,
    "h": 215
  },
  "luminance": 0.1925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8497

secondary

#BB7363

accent

#6349DF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8497

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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