#2E8CAF#2E8CAF

#2E8CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.100 H 227.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8CAF
RGB	rgb(46, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.48, -15.39, -26.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.48, 30.43, 239.61°)
OKLab	oklab(60.11% -0.0681 -0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(60.11% 0.1 227.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2395, 22.4300, 43.9173)
Luminance	0.2243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8CAF #AF512E

analogous

#2EAF91 #2E8CAF #2E4BAF

triadic

#2E8CAF #AF2E8C #8CAF2E

tetradic

#2E8CAF #912EAF #AF512E #4BAF2E

square

#2E8CAF #912EAF #AF512E #4BAF2E

split-complementary

#2E8CAF #AF2E4B #AF912E

monochromatic

#153E4E #21657F #2E8CAF #4BACD0 #7BC2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#2E8CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#2E8CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8CAF

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8CAF	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.100 227.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79adc7',
    500: '#2e8caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8caf;
$custom-light: #79adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.279,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60111,
    "c": 0.10027,
    "h": 227.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8CAF

secondary

#C58A74

accent

#7046E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8CAF

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

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