#2C8FAD#2C8FAD

#2C8FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.099 H 222.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C8FAD
RGB	rgb(44, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.27, -17.96, -23.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.27, 29.89, 233.06°)
OKLab	oklab(60.71% -0.0728 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(60.71% 0.099 222.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4009, 23.1954, 43.0344)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C8FAD #AD4A2C

analogous

#2CAD8A #2C8FAD #2C4FAD

triadic

#2C8FAD #AD2C8F #8FAD2C

tetradic

#2C8FAD #8A2CAD #AD4A2C #4FAD2C

square

#2C8FAD #8A2CAD #AD4A2C #4FAD2C

split-complementary

#2C8FAD #AD2C4F #AD8A2C

monochromatic

#133E4B #20677C #2C8FAD #46B0D0 #77C5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#2C8FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#2C8FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C8FAD

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C8FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C8FAD	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	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)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c8fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.099 222.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c5',
    500: '#2c8fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c8fad;
$custom-light: #78b0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c8fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.953,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60706,
    "c": 0.09883,
    "h": 222.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C8FAD

secondary

#C48471

accent

#6A45E3

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C8FAD

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

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