#2E7E9D#2E7E9D

#2E7E9D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.090 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E7E9D
RGB	rgb(46, 126, 157)
HSL	hsl(197, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(197, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.42, -13.76, -23.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.42, 27.38, 239.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% -0.0605 -0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.09 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6709, 17.9352, 34.5804)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E7E9D #9D4D2E

analogous

#2E9D85 #2E7E9D #2E469D

triadic

#2E7E9D #9D2E7E #7E9D2E

tetradic

#2E7E9D #852E9D #9D4D2E #469D2E

square

#2E7E9D #852E9D #9D4D2E #469D2E

split-complementary

#2E7E9D #9D2E46 #9D852E

monochromatic

#12323E #20586E #2E7E9D #41A2C7 #70B9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#2E7E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#2E7E9D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E7E9D

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E7E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E7E9D	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7C9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E719D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e7e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 126, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.090 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a3ba',
    500: '#2e7e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e7e9d;
$custom-light: #75a3ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e7e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.757,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55817,
    "c": 0.08976,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E7E9D

secondary

#BD816A

accent

#734ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF3F6

border

#C9CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E7E9D

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

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