#2E8AAF#2E8AAF

#2E8AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.101 H 229.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8AAF
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.87, -14.29, -27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.87, 30.73, 242.28°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% -0.0661 -0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.101 229.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9499, 21.8509, 43.8207)
Luminance	0.2185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8AAF #AF532E

analogous

#2EAF93 #2E8AAF #2E4AAF

triadic

#2E8AAF #AF2E8A #8AAF2E

tetradic

#2E8AAF #932EAF #AF532E #4AAF2E

square

#2E8AAF #932EAF #AF532E #4AAF2E

split-complementary

#2E8AAF #AF2E4A #AF932E

monochromatic

#153E4E #21647F #2E8AAF #4BA9D0 #7BC0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#2E8AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#2E8AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8AAF

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8AAF	1.00	3.91	5.37	5.37
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7788B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.101 229.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79acc7',
    500: '#2e8aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8aaf;
$custom-light: #79acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.209,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59622,
    "c": 0.10096,
    "h": 229.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8AAF

secondary

#C58B74

accent

#7346E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8AAF

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

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