#2C8AB7#2C8AB7
#2C8AB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.109 H 234.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8AB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 138, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 24.6%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.16, -11.77, -31.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.16, 33.46, 249.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.96% -0.0641 -0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.96% 0.109 234) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6710, 22.1291, 48.0779) |
| Luminance | 0.2213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.88
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.46
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.55
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.70
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.94
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8AB7 #B7592C
analogous
#2CB79E #2C8AB7 #2C45B7
triadic
#2C8AB7 #B72C8A #8AB72C
tetradic
#2C8AB7 #9E2CB7 #B7592C #45B72C
square
#2C8AB7 #9E2CB7 #B7592C #45B72C
split-complementary
#2C8AB7 #B72C45 #B79E2C
monochromatic
#144054 #206586 #2C8AB7 #4CA8D4 #7EC0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#2C8AB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#2C8AB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8AB7
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8AB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8AB7 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7489B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617CB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009699
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8ab7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 138, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.109 234.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79accc',
500: '#2c8ab7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8ab7; $custom-light: #79accc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8ab7",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 138,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.424,
"s": 61.233,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59957,
"c": 0.10909,
"h": 234
},
"luminance": 0.22131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8AB7
secondary
#C89176
accent
#7843E4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82