#2D81AD#2D81AD

#2D81AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.104 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D81AD
RGB	rgb(45, 129, 173)
HSL	hsl(201, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(201, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 25.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.01, -10.05, -30.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.01, 32.11, 251.76°)
OKLab	oklab(57.3% -0.0583 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.104 235.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.4723, 19.2736, 42.3791)
Luminance	0.1928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D81AD #AD592D

analogous

#2DAD99 #2D81AD #2D41AD

triadic

#2D81AD #AD2D81 #81AD2D

tetradic

#2D81AD #992DAD #AD592D #41AD2D

square

#2D81AD #992DAD #AD592D #41AD2D

split-complementary

#2D81AD #AD2D41 #AD992D

monochromatic

#14394C #205D7C #2D81AD #48A1CF #78BADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#2D81AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#2D81AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D81AD

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D81AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D81AD	1.00	4.33	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C80AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A74AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d81ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 129, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.104 235.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a5c5',
    500: '#2d81ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d81ad;
$custom-light: #78a5c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d81ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.625,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57304,
    "c": 0.10383,
    "h": 235.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D81AD

secondary

#C48E72

accent

#7C46E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A0F13

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D81AD

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

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