#2C99C3#2C99C3
#2C99C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.113 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C99C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 153, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.4%, 21.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.21, -15.91, -30.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.21, 34.21, 242.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.15% -0.0743 -0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.15% 0.113 228.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2762, 27.2554, 55.7059) |
| Luminance | 0.2726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.63
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.74
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.99
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.25
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.43
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C99C3 #C3562C
analogous
#2CC3A2 #2C99C3 #2C4DC3
triadic
#2C99C3 #C32C99 #99C32C
tetradic
#2C99C3 #A22CC3 #C3562C #4DC32C
square
#2C99C3 #A22CC3 #C3562C #4DC32C
split-complementary
#2C99C3 #C32C4D #C3A22C
monochromatic
#154B5F #217291 #2C99C3 #54B4D8 #86CAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#2C99C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#2C99C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C99C3
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C99C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C99C3 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8397C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F88C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c99c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 153, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.113 228.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb7d5',
500: '#2c99c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c99c3; $custom-light: #7cb7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c99c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 153,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.689,
"s": 63.18,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64154,
"c": 0.11297,
"h": 228.9
},
"luminance": 0.27258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C99C3
secondary
#CD947E
accent
#6F42E6
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083