#2E8CAB#2E8CAB

#2E8CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.097 H 224.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8CAB
RGB	rgb(46, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.32, -16.75, -24.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.32, 29.44, 235.32°)
OKLab	oklab(59.93% -0.0696 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(59.93% 0.097 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.8525, 22.2752, 41.8788)
Luminance	0.2228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8CAB #AB4D2E

analogous

#2EAB8C #2E8CAB #2E4DAB

triadic

#2E8CAB #AB2E8C #8CAB2E

tetradic

#2E8CAB #8C2EAB #AB4D2E #4DAB2E

square

#2E8CAB #8C2EAB #AB4D2E #4DAB2E

split-complementary

#2E8CAB #AB2E4D #AB8C2E

monochromatic

#143D4B #21657B #2E8CAB #48ADCE #79C2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#2E8CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#2E8CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8CAB

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8CAB	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.097 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78adc4',
    500: '#2e8cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8cab;
$custom-light: #78adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.88,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59927,
    "c": 0.09714,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8CAB

secondary

#C38672

accent

#6D47E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8CAB

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

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