#2E81BD#2E81BD

#2E81BD is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.121 H 244.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E81BD
RGB	rgb(46, 129, 189)
HSL	hsl(205, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(205, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 31.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.78, -4.20, -38.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.78, 38.71, 263.77°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% -0.0526 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.121 244.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1587, 19.9534, 51.0286)
Luminance	0.1996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E81BD #BD6A2E

analogous

#2EBDB1 #2E81BD #2E39BD

triadic

#2E81BD #BD2E81 #81BD2E

tetradic

#2E81BD #B12EBD #BD6A2E #39BD2E

square

#2E81BD #B12EBD #BD6A2E #39BD2E

split-complementary

#2E81BD #BD2E39 #BDB12E

monochromatic

#163E5B #225F8C #2E81BD #539FD5 #84BAE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#2E81BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#2E81BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E81BD

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E81BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E81BD	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6583C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5175BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009096

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e81bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 129, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.121 244.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ba5d1',
    500: '#2e81bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e81bd;
$custom-light: #7ba5d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e81bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.175,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58176,
    "c": 0.12111,
    "h": 244.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E81BD

secondary

#CA9D7C

accent

#8744E4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B0F14

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E81BD

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