#2D8AA9#2D8AA9

#2D8AA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.097 H 224.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D8AA9
RGB	rgb(45, 138, 169)
HSL	hsl(195, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 18.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.60, -16.47, -24.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.60, 29.25, 235.74°)
OKLab	oklab(59.32% -0.0688 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(59.32% 0.097 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3292, 21.5974, 40.7838)
Luminance	0.2160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D8AA9 #A94C2D

analogous

#2DA98A #2D8AA9 #2D4CA9

triadic

#2D8AA9 #A92D8A #8AA92D

tetradic

#2D8AA9 #8A2DA9 #A94C2D #4CA92D

square

#2D8AA9 #8A2DA9 #A94C2D #4CA92D

split-complementary

#2D8AA9 #A92D4C #A98A2D

monochromatic

#133B48 #206379 #2D8AA9 #46ACCE #76C1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#2D8AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#2D8AA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8AA9

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D8AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D8AA9	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7987AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d8aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 138, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.097 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78acc2',
    500: '#2d8aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d8aa9;
$custom-light: #78acc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d8aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59316,
    "c": 0.09653,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D8AA9

secondary

#C2846F

accent

#6D47E1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F7

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D8AA9

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

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