#2B8FAD#2B8FAD

#2B8FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.099 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8FAD
RGB	rgb(43, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(194, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.25, -18.09, -23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.25, 29.99, 232.91°)
OKLab	oklab(60.68% -0.0732 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(60.68% 0.099 222.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3584, 23.1735, 43.0324)
Luminance	0.2318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8FAD #AD492B

analogous

#2BAD8A #2B8FAD #2B4EAD

triadic

#2B8FAD #AD2B8F #8FAD2B

tetradic

#2B8FAD #8A2BAD #AD492B #4EAD2B

square

#2B8FAD #8A2BAD #AD492B #4EAD2B

split-complementary

#2B8FAD #AD2B4E #AD8A2B

monochromatic

#133E4B #1F667C #2B8FAD #45B0D1 #76C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#2B8FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#2B8FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8FAD

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8FAD	1.00	3.73	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.099 222.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c5',
    500: '#2b8fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8fad;
$custom-light: #78b0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.846,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60681,
    "c": 0.09924,
    "h": 222.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8FAD

secondary

#C4836F

accent

#6944E3

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8FAD

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

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