#2E8599#2E8599

#2E8599 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.086 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8599
RGB	rgb(46, 133, 153)
HSL	hsl(191, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(191, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.44, -18.94, -18.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.44, 26.29, 223.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.39% -0.0695 -0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(57.39% 0.086 216.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2616, 19.6541, 33.1201)
Luminance	0.1966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8599 #99422E

analogous

#2E9978 #2E8599 #2E5099

triadic

#2E8599 #992E85 #85992E

tetradic

#2E8599 #782E99 #99422E #50992E

square

#2E8599 #782E99 #99422E #50992E

split-complementary

#2E8599 #992E50 #99782E

monochromatic

#12333B #205C6A #2E8599 #3FACC5 #6EC0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#2E8599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#2E8599 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8599

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8599	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#77819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 133, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.086 216.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a8b7',
    500: '#2e8599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8599;
$custom-light: #75a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.215,
    "s": 53.769,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57389,
    "c": 0.0861,
    "h": 216.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8599

secondary

#BB7868

accent

#664BDD

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8599

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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