#2D738E#2D738E
#2D738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.081 H 227.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D738E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 115, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 52%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.32, -12.82, -21.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.32, 24.74, 238.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.33% -0.0551 -0.0592) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.33% 0.081 227) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0935, 14.7710, 27.7997) |
| Luminance | 0.1477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.19
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.63
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.90
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.31
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.84
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D738E #8E482D
analogous
#2D8E79 #2D738E #2D438E
triadic
#2D738E #8E2D73 #738E2D
tetradic
#2D738E #792D8E #8E482D #438E2D
square
#2D738E #792D8E #8E482D #438E2D
split-complementary
#2D738E #8E2D43 #8E792D
monochromatic
#102831 #1E4D60 #2D738E #3C99BC #67B2CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#2D738E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#2D738E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2D738E
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D738E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D738E | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.95 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65718F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#57678E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d738e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 115, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.081 227.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#729baf',
500: '#2d738e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d738e; $custom-light: #729baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d738e",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 115,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.701,
"s": 51.872,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52327,
"c": 0.08087,
"h": 227
},
"luminance": 0.14772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D738E
secondary
#B57961
accent
#744CDB
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F4
border
#C8CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F