#2B8AAF#2B8AAF

#2B8AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.102 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8AAF
RGB	rgb(43, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.80, -14.68, -27.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.80, 31.01, 241.75°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% -0.0675 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.102 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.8195, 21.7836, 43.8146)
Luminance	0.2179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8AAF #AF502B

analogous

#2BAF92 #2B8AAF #2B48AF

triadic

#2B8AAF #AF2B8A #8AAF2B

tetradic

#2B8AAF #922BAF #AF502B #48AF2B

square

#2B8AAF #922BAF #AF502B #48AF2B

split-complementary

#2B8AAF #AF2B48 #AF922B

monochromatic

#133D4D #1F637E #2B8AAF #46AAD1 #77C1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#2B8AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#2B8AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8AAF

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8AAF	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.102 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78acc7',
    500: '#2b8aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8aaf;
$custom-light: #78acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.818,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59544,
    "c": 0.10217,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8AAF

secondary

#C58870

accent

#7144E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8AAF

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

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