#2B8FAE#2B8FAE

#2B8FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.100 H 223.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B8FAE
RGB	rgb(43, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(194, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.29, -17.75, -24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.29, 30.20, 234.00°)
OKLab	oklab(60.73% -0.0728 -0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(60.73% 0.1 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4555, 23.2123, 43.5439)
Luminance	0.2321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B8FAE #AE4A2B

analogous

#2BAE8B #2B8FAE #2B4EAE

triadic

#2B8FAE #AE2B8F #8FAE2B

tetradic

#2B8FAE #8B2BAE #AE4A2B #4EAE2B

square

#2B8FAE #8B2BAE #AE4A2B #4EAE2B

split-complementary

#2B8FAE #AE2B4E #AE8B2B

monochromatic

#133E4C #1F677D #2B8FAE #45B0D1 #76C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#2B8FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#2B8FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B8FAE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B8FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B8FAE	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	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)

#7D8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b8fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.100 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c6',
    500: '#2b8fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b8fae;
$custom-light: #78b0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b8fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.198,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60727,
    "c": 0.09994,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B8FAE

secondary

#C58470

accent

#6A44E4

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B8FAE

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

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