#2C9EB8#2C9EB8

#2C9EB8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.104 H 216.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9EB8
RGB	rgb(44, 158, 184)
HSL	hsl(191, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(191, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.29, -22.25, -22.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.29, 31.59, 225.23°)
OKLab	oklab(64.88% -0.0833 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(64.88% 0.104 216.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.9136, 28.4472, 49.6740)
Luminance	0.2845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9EB8 #B8462C

analogous

#2CB88C #2C9EB8 #2C58B8

triadic

#2C9EB8 #B82C9E #9EB82C

tetradic

#2C9EB8 #8C2CB8 #B8462C #58B82C

square

#2C9EB8 #8C2CB8 #B8462C #58B82C

split-complementary

#2C9EB8 #B82C58 #B88C2C

monochromatic

#144955 #207487 #2C9EB8 #4DBBD4 #7ECEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#2C9EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#2C9EB8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9EB8

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9EB8	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D99B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 158, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.104 216.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bbbcd',
    500: '#2c9eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9eb8;
$custom-light: #7bbbcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64878,
    "c": 0.10424,
    "h": 216.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9EB8

secondary

#C98677

accent

#6143E5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9EB8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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