#2B8AB8#2B8AB8

#2B8AB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.110 H 234.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8AB8
RGB	rgb(43, 138, 184)
HSL	hsl(200, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(200, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 25%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.18, -11.54, -31.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.18, 33.89, 250.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.98% -0.0642 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(59.98% 0.11 234.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7330, 22.1490, 48.6260)
Luminance	0.2215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8AB8 #B8592B

analogous

#2BB89F #2B8AB8 #2B44B8

triadic

#2B8AB8 #B82B8A #8AB82B

tetradic

#2B8AB8 #9F2BB8 #B8592B #44B82B

square

#2B8AB8 #9F2BB8 #B8592B #44B82B

split-complementary

#2B8AB8 #B82B44 #B89F2B

monochromatic

#144055 #1F6586 #2B8AB8 #4BA8D5 #7DC0E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2B8AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#2B8AB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8AB8

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8AB8	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7389BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 138, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.110 234.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79accd',
    500: '#2b8ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8ab8;
$custom-light: #79accd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.574,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59982,
    "c": 0.11043,
    "h": 234.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8AB8

secondary

#C99176

accent

#7843E5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8AB8

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

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