#2E81C9#2E81C9
#2E81C9 is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.136 H 248.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E81C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 129, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 35.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.39, 0.17, -44.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.39, 44.37, 270.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.86% -0.0491 -0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.86% 0.136 248.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5156, 20.4961, 58.1746) |
| Luminance | 0.2050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.47
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.67
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.71
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.42
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.77
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E81C9 #C9762E
analogous
#2EC9C3 #2E81C9 #2E33C9
triadic
#2E81C9 #C92E81 #81C92E
tetradic
#2E81C9 #C32EC9 #C9762E #33C92E
square
#2E81C9 #C32EC9 #C9762E #33C92E
split-complementary
#2E81C9 #C92E33 #C9C32E
monochromatic
#174165 #236197 #2E81C9 #5B9FD9 #8DBCE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#2E81C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#2E81C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E81C9
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E81C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E81C9 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F85CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4977C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00929B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e81c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 129, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.136 248.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7da5da',
500: '#2e81c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e81c9; $custom-light: #7da5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e81c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 129,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.871,
"s": 62.753,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58855,
"c": 0.13555,
"h": 248.7
},
"luminance": 0.20498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E81C9
secondary
#CFA784
accent
#8E42E6
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FA
border
#CACED3
text
#0B0F15
muted
#7C7F83