#2E7D9E#2E7D9E
#2E7D9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.091 H 229.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E7D9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 125, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 20.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.15, -12.86, -24.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.15, 27.81, 242.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.62% -0.0591 -0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.62% 0.091 229.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6294, 17.7151, 34.9895) |
| Luminance | 0.1772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 2.78
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.98
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 4.07
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.38
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.44
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E7D9E #9E4F2E
analogous
#2E9E87 #2E7D9E #2E459E
triadic
#2E7D9E #9E2E7D #7D9E2E
tetradic
#2E7D9E #872E9E #9E4F2E #459E2E
square
#2E7D9E #872E9E #9E4F2E #459E2E
split-complementary
#2E7D9E #9E2E45 #9E872E
monochromatic
#12323F #20576F #2E7D9E #41A0C8 #71B8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#2E7D9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#2E7D9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2E7D9E
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E7D9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E7D9E | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C7BA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D709E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008688
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e7d9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 125, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.091 229.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75a2ba',
500: '#2e7d9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e7d9e; $custom-light: #75a2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e7d9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 125,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.679,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55616,
"c": 0.09096,
"h": 229.5
},
"luminance": 0.17717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E7D9E
secondary
#BD836B
accent
#754ADE
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF3F6
border
#C9CDD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7F80