#2C8BE3#2C8BE3
#2C8BE3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.158 H 250.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 139, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 77%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 81%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.63, 3.55, -52.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.63, 52.41, 273.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.61% -0.0521 -0.1494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.61% 0.158 250.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1312, 24.5438, 76.1237) |
| Luminance | 0.2455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.15
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.05
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.91
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.48
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.86
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8BE3 #E3842C
analogous
#2CE3DF #2C8BE3 #2C30E3
triadic
#2C8BE3 #E32C8B #8BE32C
tetradic
#2C8BE3 #DF2CE3 #E3842C #30E32C
square
#2C8BE3 #DF2CE3 #E3842C #30E32C
split-complementary
#2C8BE3 #E32C30 #E3DF2C
monochromatic
#114C83 #196CB9 #2C8BE3 #62A9EA #98C6F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#2C8BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#2C8BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8BE3
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8BE3 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6091E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4380E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 139, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.158 250.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82acec',
500: '#2c8be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8be3; $custom-light: #82acec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 139,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.852,
"s": 76.569,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62613,
"c": 0.1582,
"h": 250.8
},
"luminance": 0.24547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8BE3
secondary
#DDB48E
accent
#9035F3
background
#F8FAFE
surface
#F0F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0C1016
muted
#7D7F84