#2B8EB7#2B8EB7

#2B8EB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.107 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8EB7
RGB	rgb(43, 142, 183)
HSL	hsl(198, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.36, -14.13, -29.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.36, 32.68, 244.39°)
OKLab	oklab(60.9% -0.0685 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.108 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2130, 23.2762, 48.2707)
Luminance	0.2328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8EB7 #B7542B

analogous

#2BB79A #2B8EB7 #2B48B7

triadic

#2B8EB7 #B72B8E #8EB72B

tetradic

#2B8EB7 #9A2BB7 #B7542B #48B72B

square

#2B8EB7 #9A2BB7 #B7542B #48B72B

split-complementary

#2B8EB7 #B72B48 #B79A2B

monochromatic

#144154 #1F6885 #2B8EB7 #4BACD5 #7CC3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#2B8EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#2B8EB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8EB7

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8EB7	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 142, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.107 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79afcc',
    500: '#2b8eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8eb7;
$custom-light: #79afcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.571,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60901,
    "c": 0.1075,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8EB7

secondary

#C98E75

accent

#7243E5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8EB7

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

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