#2B8EB0#2B8EB0

#2B8EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.102 H 225.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8EB0
RGB	rgb(43, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.06, -16.53, -25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.06, 30.75, 237.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.57% -0.0711 -0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(60.57% 0.102 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5025, 22.9920, 44.5286)
Luminance	0.2299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8EB0 #B04D2B

analogous

#2BB08F #2B8EB0 #2B4CB0

triadic

#2B8EB0 #B02B8E #8EB02B

tetradic

#2B8EB0 #8F2BB0 #B04D2B #4CB02B

square

#2B8EB0 #8F2BB0 #B04D2B #4CB02B

split-complementary

#2B8EB0 #B02B4C #B08F2B

monochromatic

#133F4E #1F667F #2B8EB0 #46AED2 #78C4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#2B8EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#2B8EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8EB0

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8EB0	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.102 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78afc7',
    500: '#2b8eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8eb0;
$custom-light: #78afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.338,
    "s": 60.731,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60572,
    "c": 0.10167,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8EB0

secondary

#C68771

accent

#6D44E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8EB0

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

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