#2B8CA8#2B8CA8

#2B8CA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.096 H 221.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8CA8
RGB	rgb(43, 140, 168)
HSL	hsl(193, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.13, -18.16, -22.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.13, 29.13, 231.45°)
OKLab	oklab(59.72% -0.0722 -0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(59.72% 0.096 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4393, 22.0949, 40.3838)
Luminance	0.2210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8CA8 #A8472B

analogous

#2BA886 #2B8CA8 #2B4EA8

triadic

#2B8CA8 #A82B8C #8CA82B

tetradic

#2B8CA8 #862BA8 #A8472B #4EA82B

square

#2B8CA8 #862BA8 #A8472B #4EA82B

split-complementary

#2B8CA8 #A82B4E #A8862B

monochromatic

#123B47 #1F6377 #2B8CA8 #42AFCF #72C4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2B8CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#2B8CA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8CA8

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8CA8	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)

#7B88A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 140, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.096 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77adc2',
    500: '#2b8ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8ca8;
$custom-light: #77adc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.44,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59715,
    "c": 0.09629,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8CA8

secondary

#C2806C

accent

#6945E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8CA8

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

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