#2E85AB#2E85AB

#2E85AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.099 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E85AB
RGB	rgb(46, 133, 171)
HSL	hsl(198, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(198, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.17, -12.88, -27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.17, 30.40, 244.93°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% -0.0625 -0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.099 231.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8620, 20.2942, 41.5487)
Luminance	0.2030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E85AB #AB542E

analogous

#2EAB93 #2E85AB #2E46AB

triadic

#2E85AB #AB2E85 #85AB2E

tetradic

#2E85AB #932EAB #AB542E #46AB2E

square

#2E85AB #932EAB #AB542E #46AB2E

split-complementary

#2E85AB #AB2E46 #AB932E

monochromatic

#143A4B #215F7B #2E85AB #48A5CE #79BDDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#2E85AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#2E85AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E85AB

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E85AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E85AB	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7283AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6177AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e85ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 133, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.099 231.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a8c4',
    500: '#2e85ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e85ab;
$custom-light: #78a8c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e85ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.24,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58209,
    "c": 0.09944,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E85AB

secondary

#C38A72

accent

#7647E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A0F12

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E85AB

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

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