#2E809F#2E809F

#2E809F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.091 H 227.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E809F
RGB	rgb(46, 128, 159)
HSL	hsl(196, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(196, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 19.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.12, -14.20, -23.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.12, 27.67, 239.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% -0.0619 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.091 227.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1014, 18.5207, 35.5731)
Luminance	0.1852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E809F #9F4D2E

analogous

#2E9F85 #2E809F #2E489F

triadic

#2E809F #9F2E80 #809F2E

tetradic

#2E809F #852E9F #9F4D2E #489F2E

square

#2E809F #852E9F #9F4D2E #489F2E

split-complementary

#2E809F #9F2E48 #9F852E

monochromatic

#133440 #205A70 #2E809F #42A3C8 #71BAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#2E809F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#2E809F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E809F

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E809F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E809F	1.00	4.46	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.46	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)

#6F7EA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60729F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e809f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 128, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.091 227.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a5bb',
    500: '#2e809f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e809f;
$custom-light: #76a5bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e809f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.46,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56407,
    "c": 0.09082,
    "h": 227.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E809F

secondary

#BE826B

accent

#7249DE

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E809F

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

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