#2C97AF#2C97AF

#2C97AF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.099 H 216.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C97AF
RGB	rgb(44, 151, 175)
HSL	hsl(191, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(191, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.81, -21.55, -21.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.81, 30.18, 224.45°)
OKLab	oklab(62.77% -0.08 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(62.77% 0.099 216.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8399, 25.7615, 44.4760)
Luminance	0.2576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2C97AF #AF442C

analogous

#2CAF85 #2C97AF #2C56AF

triadic

#2C97AF #AF2C97 #97AF2C

tetradic

#2C97AF #852CAF #AF442C #56AF2C

square

#2C97AF #852CAF #AF442C #56AF2C

split-complementary

#2C97AF #AF2C56 #AF852C

monochromatic

#13434D #206D7E #2C97AF #47B8D1 #78CBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41

#2C97AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.15

#2C97AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C97AF

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C97AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C97AF	1.00	3.41	6.15	6.15
#FFFFFF	3.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8792B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7585AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A09F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c97af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 151, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.099 216.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b5c7',
    500: '#2c97af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c97af;
$custom-light: #79b5c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c97af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.992,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6277,
    "c": 0.09941,
    "h": 216.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C97AF

secondary

#C58172

accent

#6245E3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C97AF

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