#2E8AB3#2E8AB3

#2E8AB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.105 H 231.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8AB3
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 179)
HSL	hsl(198, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(198, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.04, -12.91, -29.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.04, 31.95, 246.16°)
OKLab	oklab(59.81% -0.0646 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(59.81% 0.105 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3486, 22.0103, 45.9205)
Luminance	0.2201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8AB3 #B3572E

analogous

#2EB39A #2E8AB3 #2E48B3

triadic

#2E8AB3 #B32E8A #8AB32E

tetradic

#2E8AB3 #9A2EB3 #B3572E #48B32E

square

#2E8AB3 #9A2EB3 #B3572E #48B32E

split-complementary

#2E8AB3 #B32E48 #B39A2E

monochromatic

#153F52 #216482 #2E8AB3 #4DA8D1 #7EC0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#2E8AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#2E8AB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8AB3

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8AB3	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7588B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.105 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79acca',
    500: '#2e8ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8ab3;
$custom-light: #79acca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.496,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59813,
    "c": 0.10454,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8AB3

secondary

#C68F76

accent

#7646E2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8AB3

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

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