#2B879F#2B879F

#2B879F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.091 H 219.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B879F
RGB	rgb(43, 135, 159)
HSL	hsl(192, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(73%, 15.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.22, -18.47, -20.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.22, 27.61, 228.01°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% -0.0707 -0.0573)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.091 219)
XYZ	xyz(15.9156, 20.3429, 35.8819)
Luminance	0.2034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B879F #9F432B

analogous

#2B9F7D #2B879F #2B4D9F

triadic

#2B879F #9F2B87 #879F2B

tetradic

#2B879F #7D2B9F #9F432B #4D9F2B

square

#2B879F #7D2B9F #9F432B #4D9F2B

split-complementary

#2B879F #9F2B4D #9F7D2B

monochromatic

#11353F #1E5E6F #2B879F #3DADCA #6DC1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#2B879F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#2B879F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B879F

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B879F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B879F	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7883A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68779F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b879f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 135, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.091 219.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75aabb',
    500: '#2b879f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b879f;
$custom-light: #75aabb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b879f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.414,
    "s": 57.426,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58069,
    "c": 0.09098,
    "h": 219
  },
  "luminance": 0.20345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B879F

secondary

#BE7967

accent

#6747E1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B879F

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

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