#2E738C#2E738C

#2E738C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.079 H 225.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E738C
RGB	rgb(46, 115, 140)
HSL	hsl(196, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(196, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, -13.33, -20.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 24.07, 236.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% -0.0553 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.079 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9892, 14.7345, 27.0181)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E738C #8C472E

analogous

#2E8C76 #2E738C #2E448C

triadic

#2E738C #8C2E73 #738C2E

tetradic

#2E738C #762E8C #8C472E #448C2E

square

#2E738C #762E8C #8C472E #448C2E

split-complementary

#2E738C #8C2E44 #8C762E

monochromatic

#102730 #1F4D5E #2E738C #3D99BA #67B2CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#2E738C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#2E738C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E738C

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E738C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E738C	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65718D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58678C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e738c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 115, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.079 225.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#729bad',
    500: '#2e738c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e738c;
$custom-light: #729bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e738c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.957,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52269,
    "c": 0.0787,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E738C

secondary

#B47862

accent

#734EDA

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E738C

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

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