#2D8ACA#2D8ACA
#2D8ACA is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.129 H 243.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2D8ACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(45, 138, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 31.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.07, -4.89, -40.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.07, 41.00, 263.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.97% -0.0575 -0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.97% 0.129 243.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8272, 22.9966, 59.2068) |
| Luminance | 0.2300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 1.49
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.16
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.65
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.23
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2D8ACA #CA6D2D
analogous
#2DCABB #2D8ACA #2D3BCA
triadic
#2D8ACA #CA2D8A #8ACA2D
tetradic
#2D8ACA #BB2DCA #CA6D2D #3BCA2D
square
#2D8ACA #BB2DCA #CA6D2D #3BCA2D
split-complementary
#2D8ACA #CA2D3B #CABB2D
monochromatic
#174666 #226898 #2D8ACA #5AA6DA #8CC1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#2D8ACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#2D8ACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2D8ACA
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2D8ACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2D8ACA | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C8CCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#567DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009AA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2d8aca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 138, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.129 243.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dabda',
500: '#2d8aca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2d8aca; $custom-light: #7dabda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2d8aca",
"rgb": {
"r": 45,
"g": 138,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.459,
"s": 63.563,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60972,
"c": 0.12902,
"h": 243.5
},
"luminance": 0.22999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2D8ACA
secondary
#CFA283
accent
#8541E7
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FB
border
#CACED4
text
#0B1015
muted
#7C7F83