#2B8AB7#2B8AB7

#2B8AB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.109 H 233.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8AB7
RGB	rgb(43, 138, 183)
HSL	hsl(199, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(199, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 24.6%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -11.89, -31.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 33.54, 249.23°)
OKLab	oklab(59.93% -0.0646 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(59.93% 0.109 233.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6286, 22.1072, 48.0759)
Luminance	0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8AB7 #B7582B

analogous

#2BB79E #2B8AB7 #2B44B7

triadic

#2B8AB7 #B72B8A #8AB72B

tetradic

#2B8AB7 #9E2BB7 #B7582B #44B72B

square

#2B8AB7 #9E2BB7 #B7582B #44B72B

split-complementary

#2B8AB7 #B72B44 #B79E2B

monochromatic

#143F54 #1F6585 #2B8AB7 #4BA8D5 #7CC0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2B8AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#2B8AB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8AB7

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8AB7	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7489B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617CB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 138, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.109 233.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79accc',
    500: '#2b8ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8ab7;
$custom-light: #79accc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.286,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59932,
    "c": 0.10946,
    "h": 233.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8AB7

secondary

#C99075

accent

#7743E5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8AB7

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

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