#2C8CC2#2C8CC2
#2C8CC2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.119 H 238.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C8CC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 140, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.26, -9.02, -35.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.26, 36.99, 255.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.99% -0.0623 -0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.99% 0.119 238.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1505, 23.1843, 54.4415) |
| Luminance | 0.2319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.98
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.17
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.79
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.88
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.97
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C8CC2 #C2622C
analogous
#2CC2AD #2C8CC2 #2C41C2
triadic
#2C8CC2 #C22C8C #8CC22C
tetradic
#2C8CC2 #AD2CC2 #C2622C #41C22C
square
#2C8CC2 #AD2CC2 #C2622C #41C22C
split-complementary
#2C8CC2 #C22C41 #C2AD2C
monochromatic
#15445E #216890 #2C8CC2 #53A8D8 #85C1E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#2C8CC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#2C8CC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C8CC2
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C8CC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C8CC2 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.64 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728CC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7EC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c8cc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 140, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.119 238.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7badd4',
500: '#2c8cc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c8cc2; $custom-light: #7badd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c8cc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 140,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.6,
"s": 63.025,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60993,
"c": 0.11902,
"h": 238.4
},
"luminance": 0.23187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C8CC2
secondary
#CD9A7D
accent
#7D42E6
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FA
border
#CACED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83