#2B8AAA#2B8AAA

#2B8AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.098 H 225.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8AAA
RGB	rgb(43, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(195, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.59, -16.39, -24.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.59, 29.70, 236.50°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% -0.0694 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.098 225)
XYZ	xyz(17.3375, 21.5908, 41.2761)
Luminance	0.2159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8AAA #AA4B2B

analogous

#2BAA8B #2B8AAA #2B4BAA

triadic

#2B8AAA #AA2B8A #8AAA2B

tetradic

#2B8AAA #8B2BAA #AA4B2B #4BAA2B

square

#2B8AAA #8B2BAA #AA4B2B #4BAA2B

split-complementary

#2B8AAA #AA2B4B #AA8B2B

monochromatic

#123B48 #1F6279 #2B8AAA #43ACCF #74C2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#2B8AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#2B8AAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8AAA

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8AAA	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7887AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.098 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77acc3',
    500: '#2b8aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8aaa;
$custom-light: #77acc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.118,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59311,
    "c": 0.09813,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.21593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8AAA

secondary

#C3836E

accent

#6D45E3

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8AAA

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

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