#2B85A5#2B85A5
#2B85A5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.096 H 226.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B85A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 133, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.84, -15.35, -24.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.84, 28.98, 238.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.84% -0.0663 -0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.84% 0.096 226.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1725, 20.0034, 38.5987) |
| Luminance | 0.2001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.13
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.77
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.16
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.93
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 6.62
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B85A5 #A54B2B
analogous
#2BA588 #2B85A5 #2B48A5
triadic
#2B85A5 #A52B85 #85A52B
tetradic
#2B85A5 #882BA5 #A54B2B #48A52B
square
#2B85A5 #882BA5 #A54B2B #48A52B
split-complementary
#2B85A5 #A52B48 #A5882B
monochromatic
#123744 #1E5E74 #2B85A5 #40A8CD #71BEDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#2B85A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#2B85A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B85A5
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B85A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B85A5 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7482A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6376A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b85a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 133, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.096 226.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76a8bf',
500: '#2b85a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b85a5; $custom-light: #76a8bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b85a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 133,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.738,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57842,
"c": 0.09558,
"h": 226.1
},
"luminance": 0.20005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B85A5
secondary
#C1816B
accent
#6F46E2
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F7
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A0F12
muted
#7C7F81