#2D8BAF#2D8BAF

#2D8BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.101 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D8BAF
RGB	rgb(45, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.15, -14.98, -26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.15, 30.67, 240.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.84% -0.0675 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(59.84% 0.101 228)
XYZ	xyz(18.0495, 22.1162, 43.8667)
Luminance	0.2212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D8BAF #AF512D

analogous

#2DAF92 #2D8BAF #2D4AAF

triadic

#2D8BAF #AF2D8B #8BAF2D

tetradic

#2D8BAF #922DAF #AF512D #4AAF2D

square

#2D8BAF #922DAF #AF512D #4AAF2D

split-complementary

#2D8BAF #AF2D4A #AF922D

monochromatic

#143E4E #20647E #2D8BAF #49ABD0 #7AC1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2D8BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#2D8BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8BAF

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D8BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D8BAF	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)

#7889B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d8baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.101 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78adc7',
    500: '#2d8baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d8baf;
$custom-light: #78adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d8baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.615,
    "s": 59.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5984,
    "c": 0.10101,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.22118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D8BAF

secondary

#C58A73

accent

#7146E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D8BAF

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

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