#2E728B#2E728B

#2E728B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.078 H 225.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E728B
RGB	rgb(46, 114, 139)
HSL	hsl(196, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 18%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, -13.10, -20.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 23.91, 236.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% -0.0546 -0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.078 225.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8024, 14.4783, 26.5937)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E728B #8B472E

analogous

#2E8B76 #2E728B #2E448B

triadic

#2E728B #8B2E72 #728B2E

tetradic

#2E728B #762E8B #8B472E #448B2E

square

#2E728B #762E8B #8B472E #448B2E

split-complementary

#2E728B #8B2E44 #8B762E

monochromatic

#10272F #1F4C5D #2E728B #3D98B9 #67B1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#2E728B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#2E728B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E728B

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E728B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E728B	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57668B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e728b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 114, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.078 225.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729aad',
    500: '#2e728b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e728b;
$custom-light: #729aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e728b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.129,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5197,
    "c": 0.0781,
    "h": 225.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E728B

secondary

#B37761

accent

#744EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E728B

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

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