#2B86B4#2B86B4
#2B86B4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.109 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B86B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 134, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 25.6%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.79, -10.69, -31.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.79, 33.50, 251.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% -0.0618 -0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.109 235.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7563, 20.8570, 46.2611) |
| Luminance | 0.2086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.32
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.55
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.70
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.86
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.00
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B86B4 #B4592B
analogous
#2BB49D #2B86B4 #2B41B4
triadic
#2B86B4 #B42B86 #86B42B
tetradic
#2B86B4 #9D2BB4 #B4592B #41B42B
square
#2B86B4 #9D2BB4 #B4592B #41B42B
split-complementary
#2B86B4 #B42B41 #B49D2B
monochromatic
#133C51 #1F6183 #2B86B4 #49A5D3 #7ABDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#2B86B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#2B86B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B86B4
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B86B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B86B4 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7085B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D78B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b86b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 134, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.109 235.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a9ca',
500: '#2b86b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b86b4; $custom-light: #78a9ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b86b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 134,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.146,
"s": 61.435,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58815,
"c": 0.10875,
"h": 235.4
},
"luminance": 0.20859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B86B4
secondary
#C79073
accent
#7943E5
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82