#2D8EB2#2D8EB2

#2D8EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.102 H 227.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#2D8EB2
RGBrgb(45, 142, 178)
HSLhsl(196, 60%, 44%)
HSVhsv(196, 75%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(74.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(55.19, -15.60, -26.87)
CIE-LCHlch(55.19, 31.07, 239.86°)
OKLaboklab(60.71% -0.0694 -0.0754)
OKLCHoklch(60.71% 0.102 227.4)
XYZxyz(18.7878, 23.1160, 45.5825)
Luminance0.2312 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#2D8EB2 #B2512D
analogous
#2DB293 #2D8EB2 #2D4BB2
triadic
#2D8EB2 #B22D8E #8EB22D
tetradic
#2D8EB2 #932DB2 #B2512D #4BB22D
square
#2D8EB2 #932DB2 #B2512D #4BB22D
split-complementary
#2D8EB2 #B22D4B #B2932D
monochromatic
#144050 #216781 #2D8EB2 #4BADD1 #7CC3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73
#2D8EB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62
#2D8EB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8EB2
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##2D8EB2#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##2D8EB21.003.735.625.62
#FFFFFF3.731.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6221.001.001.00
##0000005.6221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B8BB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#697EB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #2d8eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.102 227.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79afc9',
    500: '#2d8eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #2d8eb2;
$custom-light: #79afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#2d8eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.241,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60714,
    "c": 0.10248,
    "h": 227.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#2D8EB2
secondary
#C68B75
accent
#7045E3
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82

Preview Lab

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#2D8EB2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva