#2B8BB8#2B8BB8

#2B8BB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.110 H 233.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8BB8
RGB	rgb(43, 139, 184)
HSL	hsl(199, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 24.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.49, -12.11, -31.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.49, 33.65, 248.91°)
OKLab	oklab(60.22% -0.0652 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(60.22% 0.11 233.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8771, 22.4373, 48.6740)
Luminance	0.2244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8BB8 #B8582B

analogous

#2BB89F #2B8BB8 #2B44B8

triadic

#2B8BB8 #B82B8B #8BB82B

tetradic

#2B8BB8 #9F2BB8 #B8582B #44B82B

square

#2B8BB8 #9F2BB8 #B8582B #44B82B

split-complementary

#2B8BB8 #B82B44 #B89F2B

monochromatic

#144055 #1F6686 #2B8BB8 #4BA9D5 #7DC1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2B8BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#2B8BB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8BB8

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8BB8	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758ABA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 139, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.110 233.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79accd',
    500: '#2b8bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8bb8;
$custom-light: #79accd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.149,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60223,
    "c": 0.10989,
    "h": 233.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8BB8

secondary

#C99076

accent

#7643E5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8BB8

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

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