#2B87B4#2B87B4
#2B87B4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.108 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B87B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 135, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 25%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.10, -11.26, -31.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.10, 33.24, 250.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.06% -0.0627 -0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.06% 0.108 234.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8952, 21.1347, 46.3074) |
| Luminance | 0.2114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.65
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.91
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.93
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.16
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.32
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B87B4 #B4582B
analogous
#2BB49C #2B87B4 #2B42B4
triadic
#2B87B4 #B42B87 #87B42B
tetradic
#2B87B4 #9C2BB4 #B4582B #42B42B
square
#2B87B4 #9C2BB4 #B4582B #42B42B
split-complementary
#2B87B4 #B42B42 #B49C2B
monochromatic
#133D51 #1F6283 #2B87B4 #49A6D3 #7ABEDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#2B87B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#2B87B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B87B4
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B87B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B87B4 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7186B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F79B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b87b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 135, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.108 234.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78a9ca',
500: '#2b87b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b87b4; $custom-light: #78a9ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b87b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 135,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.708,
"s": 61.435,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59057,
"c": 0.10818,
"h": 234.6
},
"luminance": 0.21137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B87B4
secondary
#C78F73
accent
#7843E5
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82