#2C87AE#2C87AE
#2C87AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.102 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C87AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 135, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 22.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.86, -13.23, -28.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.86, 31.14, 244.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.79% -0.0644 -0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.79% 0.102 230.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3396, 20.9174, 43.1598) |
| Luminance | 0.2092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.70
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.87
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 6.21
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 6.23
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 6.54
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C87AE #AE532C
analogous
#2CAE94 #2C87AE #2C46AE
triadic
#2C87AE #AE2C87 #87AE2C
tetradic
#2C87AE #942CAE #AE532C #46AE2C
square
#2C87AE #942CAE #AE532C #46AE2C
split-complementary
#2C87AE #AE2C46 #AE942C
monochromatic
#133B4C #20617D #2C87AE #47A7D0 #78BEDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#2C87AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#2C87AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C87AE
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C87AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C87AE | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7385B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6279AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009294
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c87ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 135, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.102 230.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78aac6',
500: '#2c87ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c87ae; $custom-light: #78aac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c87ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 135,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58788,
"c": 0.10212,
"h": 230.9
},
"luminance": 0.20919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C87AE
secondary
#C58A71
accent
#7445E3
background
#F7FAFC
surface
#EEF4F8
border
#C9CED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82