#2B85AB#2B85AB

#2B85AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.101 H 230.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B85AB
RGB	rgb(43, 133, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(198, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, -13.28, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 30.68, 244.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% -0.064 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.101 230.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7315, 20.2270, 41.5426)
Luminance	0.2023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B85AB #AB512B

analogous

#2BAB91 #2B85AB #2B45AB

triadic

#2B85AB #AB2B85 #85AB2B

tetradic

#2B85AB #912BAB #AB512B #45AB2B

square

#2B85AB #912BAB #AB512B #45AB2B

split-complementary

#2B85AB #AB2B45 #AB912B

monochromatic

#123949 #1F5F7A #2B85AB #43A6D0 #74BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#2B85AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#2B85AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B85AB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B85AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B85AB	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7283AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6077AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b85ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 133, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.101 230.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a8c4',
    500: '#2b85ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b85ab;
$custom-light: #77a8c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b85ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.813,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58127,
    "c": 0.10068,
    "h": 230.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B85AB

secondary

#C4886E

accent

#7445E3

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B85AB

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

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