#2E8AAD#2E8AAD

#2E8AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.099 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8AAD
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(197, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.79, -14.98, -26.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.79, 30.16, 240.23°)
OKLab	oklab(59.53% -0.0668 -0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(59.53% 0.099 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7550, 21.7729, 42.7939)
Luminance	0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8AAD #AD512E

analogous

#2EAD90 #2E8AAD #2E4BAD

triadic

#2E8AAD #AD2E8A #8AAD2E

tetradic

#2E8AAD #902EAD #AD512E #4BAD2E

square

#2E8AAD #902EAD #AD512E #4BAD2E

split-complementary

#2E8AAD #AD2E4B #AD902E

monochromatic

#143D4C #21637D #2E8AAD #49AACF #7AC1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#2E8AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#2E8AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8AAD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8AAD	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.099 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78acc5',
    500: '#2e8aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8aad;
$custom-light: #78acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.535,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59528,
    "c": 0.09927,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8AAD

secondary

#C48973

accent

#7147E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8AAD

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

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