#2D8FAB#2D8FAB

#2D8FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.097 H 221.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D8FAB
RGB	rgb(45, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(193, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(193, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.22, -18.50, -22.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.22, 29.39, 230.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.64% -0.0731 -0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(60.64% 0.097 221.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2523, 23.1409, 42.0249)
Luminance	0.2314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2D8FAB #AB492D

analogous

#2DAB88 #2D8FAB #2D50AB

triadic

#2D8FAB #AB2D8F #8FAB2D

tetradic

#2D8FAB #882DAB #AB492D #50AB2D

square

#2D8FAB #882DAB #AB492D #50AB2D

split-complementary

#2D8FAB #AB2D50 #AB882D

monochromatic

#143E4A #20667B #2D8FAB #47B0CE #77C5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#2D8FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#2D8FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D8FAB

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D8FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D8FAB	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d8fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.097 221.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c4',
    500: '#2d8fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d8fab;
$custom-light: #78b0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d8fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.333,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60642,
    "c": 0.09705,
    "h": 221.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D8FAB

secondary

#C38371

accent

#6946E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D8FAB

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

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