#2CA8E2#2CA8E2
#2CA8E2 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.134 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CA8E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 168, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 76%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 81%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.5%, 25.7%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, -13.38, -38.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 40.81, 250.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.2% -0.0773 -0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.2% 0.134 234.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7633, 34.0281, 76.9889) |
| Luminance | 0.3403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.47
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.04
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.12
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.95
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.06
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CA8E2 #E2662C
analogous
#2CE2C1 #2CA8E2 #2C4DE2
triadic
#2CA8E2 #E22CA8 #A8E22C
tetradic
#2CA8E2 #C12CE2 #E2662C #4DE22C
square
#2CA8E2 #C12CE2 #E2662C #4DE22C
split-complementary
#2CA8E2 #E22C4D #E2C12C
monochromatic
#125E82 #1985B8 #2CA8E2 #62BEE9 #98D4F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#2CA8E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#2CA8E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CA8E2
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CA8E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CA8E2 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA7E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7396E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2ca8e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 168, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.134 234.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c1eb',
500: '#2ca8e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2ca8e2; $custom-light: #82c1eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2ca8e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 168,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.121,
"s": 75.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.692,
"c": 0.13352,
"h": 234.6
},
"luminance": 0.34032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CA8E2
secondary
#DCA78E
accent
#7235F2
background
#F8FBFE
surface
#F0F7FD
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0C1216
muted
#7D8184