#2B9BC4#2B9BC4

#2B9BC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.113 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B9BC4
RGB	rgb(43, 155, 196)
HSL	hsl(196, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(196, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.83, -16.76, -29.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.83, 34.26, 240.72°)
OKLab	oklab(64.66% -0.0762 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(64.66% 0.113 227.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.6773, 27.9390, 56.4114)
Luminance	0.2794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B9BC4 #C4542B

analogous

#2BC4A0 #2B9BC4 #2B4FC4

triadic

#2B9BC4 #C42B9B #9BC42B

tetradic

#2B9BC4 #A02BC4 #C4542B #4FC42B

square

#2B9BC4 #A02BC4 #C4542B #4FC42B

split-complementary

#2B9BC4 #C42B4F #C4A02B

monochromatic

#154C60 #207392 #2B9BC4 #53B5D9 #85CBE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#2B9BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.59

#2B9BC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2B9BC4

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B9BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2B9BC4	1.00	3.19	6.59	6.59
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8598C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#718AC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b9bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 155, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.113 227.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cb8d6',
    500: '#2b9bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b9bc4;
$custom-light: #7cb8d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b9bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.078,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64661,
    "c": 0.1134,
    "h": 227.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B9BC4

secondary

#CE937D

accent

#6D41E7

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#EFF6FA

border

#CAD0D3

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B9BC4

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

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