#2E8BBF#2E8BBF
#2E8BBF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.116 H 238.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8BBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 139, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 76%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.87, -9.28, -34.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.87, 36.00, 255.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.65% -0.0614 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.65% 0.116 238) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7596, 22.8053, 52.6406) |
| Luminance | 0.2281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.10
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.27
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.63
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.64
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.74
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8BBF #BF622E
analogous
#2EBFAB #2E8BBF #2E43BF
triadic
#2E8BBF #BF2E8B #8BBF2E
tetradic
#2E8BBF #AB2EBF #BF622E #43BF2E
square
#2E8BBF #AB2EBF #BF622E #43BF2E
split-complementary
#2E8BBF #BF2E43 #BFAB2E
monochromatic
#16435C #22678E #2E8BBF #54A7D6 #86C1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#2E8BBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#2E8BBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8BBF
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8BBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8BBF | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728BC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F7DBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8bbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 139, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.116 238.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bacd2',
500: '#2e8bbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8bbf; $custom-light: #7bacd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8bbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 139,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.517,
"s": 61.181,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60652,
"c": 0.11584,
"h": 238
},
"luminance": 0.22808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8BBF
secondary
#CB997E
accent
#7D44E4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82