#2E87AE#2E87AE

#2E87AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.101 H 231.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E87AE
RGB	rgb(46, 135, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(198, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 22.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.91, -12.97, -28.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.91, 30.96, 245.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.84% -0.0634 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(58.84% 0.101 231.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4276, 20.9628, 43.1639)
Luminance	0.2097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E87AE #AE552E

analogous

#2EAE95 #2E87AE #2E47AE

triadic

#2E87AE #AE2E87 #87AE2E

tetradic

#2E87AE #952EAE #AE552E #47AE2E

square

#2E87AE #952EAE #AE552E #47AE2E

split-complementary

#2E87AE #AE2E47 #AE952E

monochromatic

#143C4D #21617E #2E87AE #4AA7CF #7ABEDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#2E87AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#2E87AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E87AE

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E87AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E87AE	1.00	4.04	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7385B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6279AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009294

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e87ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 135, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.101 231.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78aac6',
    500: '#2e87ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e87ae;
$custom-light: #78aac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e87ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.281,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58842,
    "c": 0.10131,
    "h": 231.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E87AE

secondary

#C48C74

accent

#7646E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E87AE

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

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