#2BAED0#2BAED0

#2BAED0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.117 H 220.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2BAED0
RGB	rgb(43, 174, 208)
HSL	hsl(192, 66%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(192, 79%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.01, -22.74, -27.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.01, 35.33, 229.93°)
OKLab	oklab(69.77% -0.0896 -0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(69.77% 0.117 220.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.5127, 35.3363, 65.0328)
Luminance	0.3534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2BAED0 #D04D2B

analogous

#2BD0A0 #2BAED0 #2B5BD0

triadic

#2BAED0 #D02BAE #AED02B

tetradic

#2BAED0 #A02BD0 #D04D2B #5BD02B

square

#2BAED0 #A02BD0 #D04D2B #5BD02B

split-complementary

#2BAED0 #D02B5B #D0A02B

monochromatic

#16596B #21849D #2BAED0 #5BC2DD #8ED5E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.60

#2BAED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.07

#2BAED0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #2BAED0

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2BAED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2BAED0	1.00	2.60	8.07	8.07
#FFFFFF	2.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99A9D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#849AD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B9B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2baed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 174, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.117 220.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80c6de',
    500: '#2baed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2baed0;
$custom-light: #80c6de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2baed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.364,
    "s": 65.737,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69773,
    "c": 0.11731,
    "h": 220.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2BAED0

secondary

#D29585

accent

#623FE9

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #2BAED0

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

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