#2B8EAF#2B8EAF

#2B8EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.101 H 224.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8EAF
RGB	rgb(43, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.02, -16.87, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.02, 30.51, 236.43°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% -0.0715 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.101 224.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4039, 22.9526, 44.0095)
Luminance	0.2296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8EAF #AF4C2B

analogous

#2BAF8E #2B8EAF #2B4CAF

triadic

#2B8EAF #AF2B8E #8EAF2B

tetradic

#2B8EAF #8E2BAF #AF4C2B #4CAF2B

square

#2B8EAF #8E2BAF #AF4C2B #4CAF2B

split-complementary

#2B8EAF #AF2B4C #AF8E2B

monochromatic

#133E4D #1F667E #2B8EAF #46AFD1 #77C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#2B8EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.59

#2B8EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8EAF

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8EAF	1.00	3.76	5.59	5.59
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.101 224.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afc7',
    500: '#2b8eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8eaf;
$custom-light: #78afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60526,
    "c": 0.1009,
    "h": 224.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8EAF

secondary

#C58670

accent

#6C44E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8EAF

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