#2C9CC2#2C9CC2
#2C9CC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.111 H 225.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2C9CC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 156, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.07, -17.86, -28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.07, 33.54, 237.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.83% -0.0775 -0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.83% 0.111 225.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6608, 28.2047, 55.2782) |
| Luminance | 0.2821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.29
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.97
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.76
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 10.64
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2C9CC2 #C2522C
analogous
#2CC29D #2C9CC2 #2C51C2
triadic
#2C9CC2 #C22C9C #9CC22C
tetradic
#2C9CC2 #9D2CC2 #C2522C #51C22C
square
#2C9CC2 #9D2CC2 #C2522C #51C22C
split-complementary
#2C9CC2 #C22C51 #C29D2C
monochromatic
#154C5E #217490 #2C9CC2 #53B6D8 #85CBE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#2C9CC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#2C9CC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2C9CC2
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2C9CC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2C9CC2 | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8799C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#738BC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2c9cc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 156, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.111 225.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cb9d4',
500: '#2c9cc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2c9cc2; $custom-light: #7cb9d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2c9cc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 156,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.2,
"s": 63.025,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64832,
"c": 0.11115,
"h": 225.8
},
"luminance": 0.28207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2C9CC2
secondary
#CD917D
accent
#6B42E6
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083