#2C718E#2C718E
#2C718E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.082 H 229.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C718E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 113, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 20.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.66, -11.85, -22.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.66, 25.15, 241.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.79% -0.0536 -0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.79% 0.082 229.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8244, 14.2974, 27.7225) |
| Luminance | 0.1430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.29
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.78
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.17
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.71
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.72
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C718E #8E492C
analogous
#2C8E7A #2C718E #2C408E
triadic
#2C718E #8E2C71 #718E2C
tetradic
#2C718E #7A2C8E #8E492C #408E2C
square
#2C718E #7A2C8E #8E492C #408E2C
split-complementary
#2C718E #8E2C40 #8E7A2C
monochromatic
#0F2731 #1E4C5F #2C718E #3A96BD #65B0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#2C718E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#2C718E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2C718E
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C718E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C718E | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#626F8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#54658E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00797B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c718e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 113, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.082 229.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7199af',
500: '#2c718e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c718e; $custom-light: #7199af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c718e",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 113,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.755,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5179,
"c": 0.08201,
"h": 229.2
},
"luminance": 0.14299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C718E
secondary
#B67960
accent
#764CDC
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F