#2B96BD#2B96BD

#2B96BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.109 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B96BD
RGB	rgb(43, 150, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.04, -16.44, -28.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.04, 33.10, 240.21°)
OKLab	oklab(63.13% -0.074 -0.0807)
OKLCH	oklch(63.13% 0.109 227.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0841, 25.9979, 52.0411)
Luminance	0.2600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B96BD #BD522B

analogous

#2BBD9B #2B96BD #2B4DBD

triadic

#2B96BD #BD2B96 #96BD2B

tetradic

#2B96BD #9B2BBD #BD522B #4DBD2B

square

#2B96BD #9B2BBD #BD522B #4DBD2B

split-complementary

#2B96BD #BD2B4D #BD9B2B

monochromatic

#144759 #206E8B #2B96BD #4EB2D7 #80C8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#2B96BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#2B96BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B96BD

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B96BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B96BD	1.00	3.39	6.20	6.20
#FFFFFF	3.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8193BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E85BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A1A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b96bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 150, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.109 227.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bb5d1',
    500: '#2b96bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b96bd;
$custom-light: #7bb5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b96bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.027,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63127,
    "c": 0.10948,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B96BD

secondary

#CB8F79

accent

#6E42E6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B96BD

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