#2E83B8#2E83B8
#2E83B8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.114 H 240.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E83B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 131, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 28.8%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.14, -7.17, -35.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.14, 35.78, 258.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.38% -0.056 -0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.38% 0.114 240.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8914, 20.2720, 48.3081) |
| Luminance | 0.2027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.73
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.78
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.26
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.32
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 3.72
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E83B8 #B8632E
analogous
#2EB8A8 #2E83B8 #2E3EB8
triadic
#2E83B8 #B82E83 #83B82E
tetradic
#2E83B8 #A82EB8 #B8632E #3EB82E
square
#2E83B8 #A82EB8 #B8632E #3EB82E
split-complementary
#2E83B8 #B82E3E #B8A82E
monochromatic
#163D56 #226087 #2E83B8 #50A1D3 #81BBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#2E83B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#2E83B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E83B8
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E83B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E83B8 | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A84BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5777B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009095
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e83b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 131, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.114 240.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7aa6cd',
500: '#2e83b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e83b8; $custom-light: #7aa6cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e83b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 131,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.043,
"s": 60,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58381,
"c": 0.11384,
"h": 240.5
},
"luminance": 0.20274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E83B8
secondary
#C89879
accent
#8245E3
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0A0F13
muted
#7C7F82