#2D8CAF#2D8CAF

#2D8CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.101 H 227.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D8CAF
RGB	rgb(45, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.46, -15.53, -26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.46, 30.53, 239.44°)
OKLab	oklab(60.09% -0.0685 -0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(60.09% 0.101 227.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1950, 22.4071, 43.9152)
Luminance	0.2241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D8CAF #AF502D

analogous

#2DAF91 #2D8CAF #2D4BAF

triadic

#2D8CAF #AF2D8C #8CAF2D

tetradic

#2D8CAF #912DAF #AF502D #4BAF2D

square

#2D8CAF #912DAF #AF502D #4BAF2D

split-complementary

#2D8CAF #AF2D4B #AF912D

monochromatic

#143E4E #20657E #2D8CAF #49ACD0 #7AC2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2D8CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#2D8CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8CAF

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D8CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D8CAF	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d8caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.101 227.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79adc7',
    500: '#2d8caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d8caf;
$custom-light: #79adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d8caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.154,
    "s": 59.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60085,
    "c": 0.10068,
    "h": 227.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D8CAF

secondary

#C58973

accent

#7046E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D8CAF

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

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