#2B8DA8#2B8DA8

#2B8DA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.096 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8DA8
RGB	rgb(43, 141, 168)
HSL	hsl(193, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(193, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.44, -18.69, -22.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.44, 29.11, 230.04°)
OKLab	oklab(59.96% -0.0732 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(59.96% 0.096 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.5861, 22.3884, 40.4327)
Luminance	0.2239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8DA8 #A8462B

analogous

#2BA885 #2B8DA8 #2B4FA8

triadic

#2B8DA8 #A82B8D #8DA82B

tetradic

#2B8DA8 #852BA8 #A8462B #4FA82B

square

#2B8DA8 #852BA8 #A8462B #4FA82B

split-complementary

#2B8DA8 #A82B4F #A8852B

monochromatic

#123B47 #1F6477 #2B8DA8 #42B0CF #72C4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2B8DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#2B8DA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8DA8

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8DA8	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D89A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 141, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.096 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77aec2',
    500: '#2b8da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8da8;
$custom-light: #77aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.96,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59963,
    "c": 0.09616,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8DA8

secondary

#C27F6C

accent

#6745E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8DA8

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

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