#2E809E#2E809E

#2E809E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.090 H 226.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E809E
RGB	rgb(46, 128, 158)
HSL	hsl(196, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(196, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 19%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.08, -14.54, -23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.08, 27.40, 237.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% -0.0622 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.09 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0149, 18.4861, 35.1180)
Luminance	0.1849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E809E #9E4C2E

analogous

#2E9E84 #2E809E #2E489E

triadic

#2E809E #9E2E80 #809E2E

tetradic

#2E809E #842E9E #9E4C2E #489E2E

square

#2E809E #842E9E #9E4C2E #489E2E

split-complementary

#2E809E #9E2E48 #9E842E

monochromatic

#12333F #205A6F #2E809E #41A4C8 #71BBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#2E809E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#2E809E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E809E

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E809E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E809E	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60729E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e809e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 128, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.090 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a5ba',
    500: '#2e809e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e809e;
$custom-light: #76a5ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e809e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.071,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56361,
    "c": 0.09001,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E809E

secondary

#BD816B

accent

#714ADE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E809E

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

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