#2B8AB4#2B8AB4

#2B8AB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.107 H 232.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8AB4
RGB	rgb(43, 138, 180)
HSL	hsl(198, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.01, -12.94, -29.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.01, 32.54, 246.56°)
OKLab	oklab(59.78% -0.0657 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(59.78% 0.107 232)
XYZ	xyz(18.3196, 21.9837, 46.4489)
Luminance	0.2199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8AB4 #B4552B

analogous

#2BB499 #2B8AB4 #2B45B4

triadic

#2B8AB4 #B42B8A #8AB42B

tetradic

#2B8AB4 #992BB4 #B4552B #45B42B

square

#2B8AB4 #992BB4 #B4552B #45B42B

split-complementary

#2B8AB4 #B42B45 #B4992B

monochromatic

#133E51 #1F6483 #2B8AB4 #49A9D3 #7AC0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#2B8AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#2B8AB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8AB4

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8AB4	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7588B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637BB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 138, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.107 232.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79acca',
    500: '#2b8ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8ab4;
$custom-light: #79acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.394,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59784,
    "c": 0.10662,
    "h": 232
  },
  "luminance": 0.21986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8AB4

secondary

#C78D73

accent

#7543E5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8AB4

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

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