#2E738B#2E738B

#2E738B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.078 H 224.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E738B
RGB	rgb(46, 115, 139)
HSL	hsl(195, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(195, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.23, -13.67, -19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.23, 23.82, 234.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% -0.0557 -0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.078 224.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9158, 14.7051, 26.6315)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E738B #8B462E

analogous

#2E8B75 #2E738B #2E458B

triadic

#2E738B #8B2E73 #738B2E

tetradic

#2E738B #752E8B #8B462E #458B2E

square

#2E738B #752E8B #8B462E #458B2E

split-complementary

#2E738B #8B2E45 #8B752E

monochromatic

#10272F #1F4D5D #2E738B #3D99B9 #67B2CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#2E738B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#2E738B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E738B

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E738B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E738B	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66708C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58678B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e738b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 115, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.078 224.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729bad',
    500: '#2e738b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e738b;
$custom-light: #729bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e738b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.484,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52223,
    "c": 0.07791,
    "h": 224.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E738B

secondary

#B37761

accent

#724EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E738B

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

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