#2E8AB6#2E8AB6

#2E8AB6 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.107 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8AB6
RGB	rgb(46, 138, 182)
HSL	hsl(199, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.17, -11.87, -30.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.17, 32.96, 248.88°)
OKLab	oklab(59.96% -0.0635 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(59.96% 0.107 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6553, 22.1330, 47.5358)
Luminance	0.2213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8AB6 #B65A2E

analogous

#2EB69E #2E8AB6 #2E46B6

triadic

#2E8AB6 #B62E8A #8AB62E

tetradic

#2E8AB6 #9E2EB6 #B65A2E #46B62E

square

#2E8AB6 #9E2EB6 #B65A2E #46B62E

split-complementary

#2E8AB6 #B62E46 #B69E2E

monochromatic

#154054 #226585 #2E8AB6 #4FA8D2 #80C0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2E8AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#2E8AB6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8AB6

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8AB6	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7489B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627CB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 138, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.107 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aaccc',
    500: '#2e8ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8ab6;
$custom-light: #7aaccc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.412,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5996,
    "c": 0.10737,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8AB6

secondary

#C89278

accent

#7845E3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8AB6

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

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