#2C8FAB#2C8FAB

#2C8FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.097 H 221.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8FAB
RGB	rgb(44, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(193, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(193, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.19, -18.63, -22.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.19, 29.50, 230.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.62% -0.0736 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(60.62% 0.097 221)
XYZ	xyz(18.2088, 23.1185, 42.0228)
Luminance	0.2312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8FAB #AB482C

analogous

#2CAB87 #2C8FAB #2C50AB

triadic

#2C8FAB #AB2C8F #8FAB2C

tetradic

#2C8FAB #872CAB #AB482C #50AB2C

square

#2C8FAB #872CAB #AB482C #50AB2C

split-complementary

#2C8FAB #AB2C50 #AB872C

monochromatic

#133E4A #1F667A #2C8FAB #45B1CF #76C5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#2C8FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#2C8FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8FAB

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8FAB	1.00	3.73	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.097 221.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c4',
    500: '#2c8fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8fab;
$custom-light: #78b0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.228,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60617,
    "c": 0.09747,
    "h": 221
  },
  "luminance": 0.23121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8FAB

secondary

#C3826F

accent

#6846E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8FAB

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

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