#2E83BD#2E83BD
#2E83BD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.119 H 242.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E83BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 131, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.7%, 30.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.38, -5.38, -37.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.38, 37.92, 261.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.65% -0.0544 -0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.65% 0.119 242.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4248, 20.4854, 51.1173) |
| Luminance | 0.2049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.15
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.33
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.40
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.78
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.14
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E83BD #BD682E
analogous
#2EBDAF #2E83BD #2E3BBD
triadic
#2E83BD #BD2E83 #83BD2E
tetradic
#2E83BD #AF2EBD #BD682E #3BBD2E
square
#2E83BD #AF2EBD #BD682E #3BBD2E
split-complementary
#2E83BD #BD2E3B #BDAF2E
monochromatic
#163F5B #22618C #2E83BD #53A0D5 #84BBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#2E83BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#2E83BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E83BD
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E83BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E83BD | 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)
#6884C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5477BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e83bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 131, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.119 242.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ba6d1',
500: '#2e83bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e83bd; $custom-light: #7ba6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e83bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 131,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.336,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58648,
"c": 0.11948,
"h": 242.9
},
"luminance": 0.20488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E83BD
secondary
#CA9C7C
accent
#8544E4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F82