#2E7C9D#2E7C9D
#2E7C9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.090 H 229.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E7C9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 124, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 21%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.80, -12.63, -24.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.80, 27.68, 242.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.32% -0.0584 -0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.32% 0.09 229.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4177, 17.4289, 34.4960) |
| Luminance | 0.1743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.87
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.07
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.78
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.04
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.32
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E7C9D #9D4F2E
analogous
#2E9D87 #2E7C9D #2E449D
triadic
#2E7C9D #9D2E7C #7C9D2E
tetradic
#2E7C9D #872E9D #9D4F2E #449D2E
square
#2E7C9D #872E9D #9D4F2E #449D2E
split-complementary
#2E7C9D #9D2E44 #9D872E
monochromatic
#12313E #20576E #2E7C9D #419FC7 #70B7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#2E7C9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#2E7C9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E7C9D
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E7C9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E7C9D | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B7A9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C6F9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008587
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e7c9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 124, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.090 229.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a2ba',
500: '#2e7c9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e7c9d; $custom-light: #75a2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e7c9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 124,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.838,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55321,
"c": 0.09045,
"h": 229.8
},
"luminance": 0.1743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E7C9D
secondary
#BD836A
accent
#764ADE
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F6
border
#C9CCD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7E80