#2E7CA6#2E7CA6
#2E7CA6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.099 H 236.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E7CA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 124, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 25.3%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.19, -9.50, -29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.19, 30.77, 252.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.76% -0.0551 -0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.76% 0.099 236.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2146, 17.7476, 38.6928) |
| Luminance | 0.1775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.22
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 2.51
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.38
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.60
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.91
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E7CA6 #A6582E
analogous
#2EA694 #2E7CA6 #2E40A6
triadic
#2E7CA6 #A62E7C #7CA62E
tetradic
#2E7CA6 #942EA6 #A6582E #40A62E
square
#2E7CA6 #942EA6 #A6582E #40A62E
split-complementary
#2E7CA6 #A62E40 #A6942E
monochromatic
#133446 #215876 #2E7CA6 #469DCC #76B6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#2E7CA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#2E7CA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E7CA6
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E7CA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E7CA6 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#687BA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5870A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00878A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e7ca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 124, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.099 236.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76a1c0',
500: '#2e7ca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e7ca6; $custom-light: #76a1c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e7ca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 124,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55763,
"c": 0.09917,
"h": 236.2
},
"luminance": 0.17749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E7CA6
secondary
#C18C6F
accent
#7D48E0
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EEF2F7
border
#C9CCD0
text
#0A0F12
muted
#7C7E81