#2E799C#2E799C

#2E799C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.091 H 232.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E799C
RGB	rgb(46, 121, 156)
HSL	hsl(199, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(199, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, -11.27, -25.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 27.92, 246.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% -0.0556 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.091 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9625, 16.6543, 33.9248)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E799C #9C512E

analogous

#2E9C88 #2E799C #2E429C

triadic

#2E799C #9C2E79 #799C2E

tetradic

#2E799C #882E9C #9C512E #429C2E

square

#2E799C #882E9C #9C512E #429C2E

split-complementary

#2E799C #9C2E42 #9C882E

monochromatic

#12303D #20546D #2E799C #409CC7 #70B5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#2E799C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#2E799C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2E799C

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E799C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2E799C	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68789E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008285

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e799c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 121, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.091 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759fb9',
    500: '#2e799c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e799c;
$custom-light: #759fb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e799c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.091,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54529,
    "c": 0.09077,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E799C

secondary

#BC846A

accent

#794ADE

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EEF2F6

border

#C9CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E799C

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

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