#2E8BAF#2E8BAF

#2E8BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.101 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8BAF
RGB	rgb(46, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.17, -14.84, -26.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.17, 30.57, 240.95°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% -0.0671 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.101 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0941, 22.1391, 43.8688)
Luminance	0.2214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8BAF #AF522E

analogous

#2EAF92 #2E8BAF #2E4AAF

triadic

#2E8BAF #AF2E8B #8BAF2E

tetradic

#2E8BAF #922EAF #AF522E #4AAF2E

square

#2E8BAF #922EAF #AF522E #4AAF2E

split-complementary

#2E8BAF #AF2E4A #AF922E

monochromatic

#153E4E #21657F #2E8BAF #4BAAD0 #7BC1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2E8BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#2E8BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8BAF

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8BAF	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)

#7889B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.101 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79adc7',
    500: '#2e8baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8baf;
$custom-light: #79adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.744,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59866,
    "c": 0.1006,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8BAF

secondary

#C58B74

accent

#7246E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8BAF

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

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