#2D8DB0#2D8DB0

#2D8DB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.101 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D8DB0
RGB	rgb(45, 141, 176)
HSL	hsl(196, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.80, -15.73, -26.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.80, 30.67, 239.14°)
OKLab	oklab(60.38% -0.0692 -0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(60.38% 0.101 226.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4403, 22.7401, 44.4833)
Luminance	0.2274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D8DB0 #B0502D

analogous

#2DB091 #2D8DB0 #2D4BB0

triadic

#2D8DB0 #B02D8D #8DB02D

tetradic

#2D8DB0 #912DB0 #B0502D #4BB02D

square

#2D8DB0 #912DB0 #B0502D #4BB02D

split-complementary

#2D8DB0 #B02D4B #B0912D

monochromatic

#143F4F #21667F #2D8DB0 #4AADD1 #7AC3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#2D8DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#2D8DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8DB0

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D8DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D8DB0	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d8db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 141, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.101 226.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79aec7',
    500: '#2d8db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d8db0;
$custom-light: #79aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d8db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.031,
    "s": 59.276,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60376,
    "c": 0.10117,
    "h": 226.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D8DB0

secondary

#C58973

accent

#6F45E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D8DB0

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

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