#2C87B6#2C87B6
#2C87B6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.110 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C87B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 135, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 25.8%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.21, -10.43, -32.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.21, 33.89, 252.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.18% -0.0616 -0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.18% 0.11 235.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1428, 21.2387, 47.3902) |
| Luminance | 0.2124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.01
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.46
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.83
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.05
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.14
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C87B6 #B65B2C
analogous
#2CB6A0 #2C87B6 #2C42B6
triadic
#2C87B6 #B62C87 #87B62C
tetradic
#2C87B6 #A02CB6 #B65B2C #42B62C
square
#2C87B6 #A02CB6 #B65B2C #42B62C
split-complementary
#2C87B6 #B62C42 #B6A02C
monochromatic
#143E53 #206285 #2C87B6 #4CA5D4 #7DBEE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#2C87B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#2C87B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C87B6
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C87B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C87B6 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7086B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E79B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c87b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 135, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.110 235.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79a9cc',
500: '#2c87b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c87b6; $custom-light: #79a9cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c87b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 135,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.435,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59183,
"c": 0.10981,
"h": 235.9
},
"luminance": 0.21241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C87B6
secondary
#C89276
accent
#7A44E4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82