#2C96AE#2C96AE

#2C96AE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.099 H 216.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C96AE
RGB	rgb(44, 150, 174)
HSL	hsl(191, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(191, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 13.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.46, -21.35, -21.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.46, 30.02, 224.66°)
OKLab	oklab(62.48% -0.0794 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(62.48% 0.099 216.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5818, 25.4018, 43.9072)
Luminance	0.2540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2C96AE #AE442C

analogous

#2CAE85 #2C96AE #2C55AE

triadic

#2C96AE #AE2C96 #96AE2C

tetradic

#2C96AE #852CAE #AE442C #55AE2C

square

#2C96AE #852CAE #AE442C #55AE2C

split-complementary

#2C96AE #AE2C55 #AE852C

monochromatic

#13424C #206C7D #2C96AE #47B7D0 #78CADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#2C96AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#2C96AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C96AE

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C96AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C96AE	1.00	3.45	6.08	6.08
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8691AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7484AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c96ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 150, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.099 216.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b5c6',
    500: '#2c96ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c96ae;
$custom-light: #79b5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c96ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.077,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6248,
    "c": 0.09886,
    "h": 216.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C96AE

secondary

#C58171

accent

#6245E3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C96AE

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