#2E8AAE#2E8AAE

#2E8AAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.100 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8AAE
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 174)
HSL	hsl(197, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.83, -14.63, -26.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.83, 30.44, 241.27°)
OKLab	oklab(59.58% -0.0664 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(59.58% 0.1 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8521, 21.8117, 43.3054)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8AAE #AE522E

analogous

#2EAE92 #2E8AAE #2E4AAE

triadic

#2E8AAE #AE2E8A #8AAE2E

tetradic

#2E8AAE #922EAE #AE522E #4AAE2E

square

#2E8AAE #922EAE #AE522E #4AAE2E

split-complementary

#2E8AAE #AE2E4A #AE922E

monochromatic

#143D4D #21647E #2E8AAE #4AAACF #7AC1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#2E8AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#2E8AAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8AAE

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8AAE	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)

#7788B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.100 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79acc6',
    500: '#2e8aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8aae;
$custom-light: #79acc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.875,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59575,
    "c": 0.10011,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8AAE

secondary

#C48A74

accent

#7246E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8AAE

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

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