#2C9AC3#2C9AC3
#2C9AC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.113 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9AC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 154, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.4%, 21%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.51, -16.45, -29.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.51, 34.06, 241.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.4% -0.0752 -0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.113 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4406, 27.5841, 55.7607) |
| Luminance | 0.2759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.58
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.82
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.20
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.49
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.82
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9AC3 #C3552C
analogous
#2CC3A0 #2C9AC3 #2C4FC3
triadic
#2C9AC3 #C32C9A #9AC32C
tetradic
#2C9AC3 #A02CC3 #C3552C #4FC32C
square
#2C9AC3 #A02CC3 #C3552C #4FC32C
split-complementary
#2C9AC3 #C32C4F #C3A02C
monochromatic
#154B5F #217391 #2C9AC3 #54B4D8 #86CAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#2C9AC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#2C9AC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9AC3
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9AC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9AC3 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8497C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7089C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9ac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 154, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.113 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb7d5',
500: '#2c9ac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9ac3; $custom-light: #7cb7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9ac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 154,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.291,
"s": 63.18,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64395,
"c": 0.1126,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.27587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9AC3
secondary
#CD937E
accent
#6E42E6
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083