#2E83B5#2E83B5
#2E83B5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.111 H 239.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E83B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 131, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.00, -8.24, -33.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.00, 34.54, 256.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.22% -0.057 -0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.22% 0.111 239) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5802, 20.1476, 46.6694) |
| Luminance | 0.2015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.18
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.30
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.63
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.77
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.95
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E83B5 #B5602E
analogous
#2EB5A3 #2E83B5 #2E40B5
triadic
#2E83B5 #B52E83 #83B52E
tetradic
#2E83B5 #A32EB5 #B5602E #40B52E
square
#2E83B5 #A32EB5 #B5602E #40B52E
split-complementary
#2E83B5 #B52E40 #B5A32E
monochromatic
#153C53 #226084 #2E83B5 #4EA1D2 #7FBBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#2E83B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#2E83B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E83B5
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E83B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E83B5 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B83B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5976B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009094
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e83b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 131, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.111 239.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79a6cb',
500: '#2e83b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e83b5; $custom-light: #79a6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e83b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 131,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.222,
"s": 59.471,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58224,
"c": 0.11057,
"h": 239
},
"luminance": 0.2015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E83B5
secondary
#C79578
accent
#7F45E3
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82