#2E81CE#2E81CE
#2E81CE is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.142 H 250.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E81CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 129, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 63%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 78%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.66, 2.01, -46.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.66, 46.83, 272.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.15% -0.0478 -0.1334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.15% 0.142 250.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1133, 20.7352, 61.3228) |
| Luminance | 0.2074 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.90
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.90
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.10
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.74
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.94
Bluish
#2976BB
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E81CE #CE7B2E
analogous
#2ECECB #2E81CE #2E31CE
triadic
#2E81CE #CE2E81 #81CE2E
tetradic
#2E81CE #CB2ECE #CE7B2E #31CE2E
square
#2E81CE #CB2ECE #CE7B2E #31CE2E
split-complementary
#2E81CE #CE2E31 #CECB2E
monochromatic
#18426A #23629C #2E81CE #5E9FDB #90BDE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#2E81CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#2E81CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E81CE
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E81CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E81CE | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D86D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4477CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00939D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e81ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 129, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.142 250.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ea5dd',
500: '#2e81ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e81ce; $custom-light: #7ea5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e81ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 129,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.875,
"s": 63.492,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59149,
"c": 0.14172,
"h": 250.3
},
"luminance": 0.20738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E81CE
secondary
#D1AB87
accent
#9141E7
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0B0F15
muted
#7C7F83