#2B97C4#2B97C4
#2B97C4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.115 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2B97C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(43, 151, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 64%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 78%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.1%, 23%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.63, -14.58, -31.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.63, 34.94, 245.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.7% -0.0724 -0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.115 231) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0226, 26.6296, 56.1932) |
| Luminance | 0.2663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.81
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.43
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.43
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.78
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.88
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2B97C4 #C4582B
analogous
#2BC4A5 #2B97C4 #2B4BC4
triadic
#2B97C4 #C42B97 #97C42B
tetradic
#2B97C4 #A52BC4 #C4582B #4BC42B
square
#2B97C4 #A52BC4 #C4582B #4BC42B
split-complementary
#2B97C4 #C42B4B #C4A52B
monochromatic
#154A60 #207092 #2B97C4 #53B2D9 #85C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#2B97C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#2B97C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2B97C4
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2B97C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2B97C4 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8095C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C87C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2b97c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 151, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.115 231.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb5d6',
500: '#2b97c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2b97c4; $custom-light: #7cb5d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2b97c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 43,
"g": 151,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.647,
"s": 64.017,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63699,
"c": 0.11504,
"h": 231
},
"luminance": 0.26632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2B97C4
secondary
#CE957D
accent
#7241E7
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083