#2C8DAF#2C8DAF

#2C8DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.101 H 226.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8DAF
RGB	rgb(44, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.74, -16.20, -25.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.74, 30.51, 237.93°)
OKLab	oklab(60.31% -0.07 -0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(60.31% 0.101 226)
XYZ	xyz(18.2983, 22.6782, 43.9621)
Luminance	0.2268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8DAF #AF4E2C

analogous

#2CAF90 #2C8DAF #2C4BAF

triadic

#2C8DAF #AF2C8D #8DAF2C

tetradic

#2C8DAF #902CAF #AF4E2C #4BAF2C

square

#2C8DAF #902CAF #AF4E2C #4BAF2C

split-complementary

#2C8DAF #AF2C4B #AF902C

monochromatic

#133E4D #20667E #2C8DAF #47ADD1 #78C3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#2C8DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#2C8DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8DAF

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8DAF	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.101 226.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78aec7',
    500: '#2c8daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8daf;
$custom-light: #78aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.573,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60305,
    "c": 0.10078,
    "h": 226
  },
  "luminance": 0.2268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8DAF

secondary

#C58772

accent

#6E45E3

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8DAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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