#2D8AB6#2D8AB6

#2D8AB6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.108 H 233.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D8AB6
RGB	rgb(45, 138, 182)
HSL	hsl(199, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 24.2%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.14, -12.00, -30.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.14, 33.04, 248.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.93% -0.064 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(59.93% 0.108 233.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6108, 22.1101, 47.5337)
Luminance	0.2211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D8AB6 #B6592D

analogous

#2DB69E #2D8AB6 #2D46B6

triadic

#2D8AB6 #B62D8A #8AB62D

tetradic

#2D8AB6 #9E2DB6 #B6592D #46B62D

square

#2D8AB6 #9E2DB6 #B6592D #46B62D

split-complementary

#2D8AB6 #B62D46 #B69E2D

monochromatic

#154054 #216585 #2D8AB6 #4DA8D3 #7EC0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2D8AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#2D8AB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8AB6

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D8AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D8AB6	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7489B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627CB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d8ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 138, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.108 233.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79accc',
    500: '#2d8ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d8ab6;
$custom-light: #79accc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d8ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.27,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59933,
    "c": 0.10775,
    "h": 233.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D8AB6

secondary

#C89177

accent

#7744E3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D8AB6

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

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