#2B85C0#2B85C0
#2B85C0 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.122 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B85C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 133, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.6%, 30.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.05, -5.82, -38.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.05, 38.65, 261.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.2% -0.0569 -0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.122 242.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8945, 21.0922, 52.9343) |
| Luminance | 0.2109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 1.53
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.09
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.88
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.07
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.70
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B85C0 #C0662B
analogous
#2BC0B0 #2B85C0 #2B3BC0
triadic
#2B85C0 #C02B85 #85C02B
tetradic
#2B85C0 #B02BC0 #C0662B #3BC02B
square
#2B85C0 #B02BC0 #C0662B #3BC02B
split-complementary
#2B85C0 #C02B3B #C0B02B
monochromatic
#15405C #20628E #2B85C0 #50A2D8 #82BDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#2B85C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#2B85C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B85C0
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B85C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B85C0 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6986C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5578BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00949A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b85c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 133, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.122 242.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aa8d3',
500: '#2b85c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b85c0; $custom-light: #7aa8d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b85c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 133,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.758,
"s": 63.404,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59203,
"c": 0.12232,
"h": 242.3
},
"luminance": 0.21094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B85C0
secondary
#CC9B7B
accent
#8341E6
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FA
border
#CACED3
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F83