#2D96AE#2D96AE

#2D96AE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.098 H 216.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2D96AE
RGB	rgb(45, 150, 174)
HSL	hsl(191, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(191, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.49, -21.23, -21.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.49, 29.90, 224.78°)
OKLab	oklab(62.5% -0.079 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.098 216.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6253, 25.4242, 43.9092)
Luminance	0.2543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2D96AE #AE452D

analogous

#2DAE85 #2D96AE #2D55AE

triadic

#2D96AE #AE2D96 #96AE2D

tetradic

#2D96AE #852DAE #AE452D #55AE2D

square

#2D96AE #852DAE #AE452D #55AE2D

split-complementary

#2D96AE #AE2D55 #AE852D

monochromatic

#14424D #206C7D #2D96AE #48B7D0 #79CADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#2D96AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#2D96AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2D96AE

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2D96AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2D96AE	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8691AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7484AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2d96ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(45, 150, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.098 216.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b5c6',
    500: '#2d96ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2d96ae;
$custom-light: #79b5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2d96ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 45,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.163,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62503,
    "c": 0.09845,
    "h": 216.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2D96AE

secondary

#C48272

accent

#6346E2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2D96AE

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