#2E8AAA#2E8AAA

#2E8AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.097 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8AAA
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.66, -15.99, -24.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.66, 29.38, 237.02°)
OKLab	oklab(59.39% -0.0679 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(59.39% 0.097 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4679, 21.6581, 41.2822)
Luminance	0.2166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8AAA #AA4E2E

analogous

#2EAA8C #2E8AAA #2E4CAA

triadic

#2E8AAA #AA2E8A #8AAA2E

tetradic

#2E8AAA #8C2EAA #AA4E2E #4CAA2E

square

#2E8AAA #8C2EAA #AA4E2E #4CAA2E

split-complementary

#2E8AAA #AA2E4C #AA8C2E

monochromatic

#143C4A #21637A #2E8AAA #48ABCD #78C1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#2E8AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#2E8AAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8AAA

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8AAA	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7887AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.097 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78acc3',
    500: '#2e8aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8aaa;
$custom-light: #78acc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.484,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59389,
    "c": 0.09686,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8AAA

secondary

#C38671

accent

#6F47E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8AAA

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

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