#2E8CC3#2E8CC3
#2E8CC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.119 H 239.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 140, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.35, -8.44, -36.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.35, 37.26, 256.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.1% -0.061 -0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.119 239.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3512, 23.2747, 55.0391) |
| Luminance | 0.2328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.74
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.89
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.57
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.72
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 5.81
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8CC3 #C3652E
analogous
#2EC3B0 #2E8CC3 #2E41C3
triadic
#2E8CC3 #C32E8C #8CC32E
tetradic
#2E8CC3 #B02EC3 #C3652E #41C32E
square
#2E8CC3 #B02EC3 #C3652E #41C32E
split-complementary
#2E8CC3 #C32E41 #C3B02E
monochromatic
#174560 #226891 #2E8CC3 #57A8D7 #88C2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#2E8CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#2E8CC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8CC3
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8CC3 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728CC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7EC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 140, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.119 239.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cadd5',
500: '#2e8cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8cc3; $custom-light: #7cadd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 140,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.148,
"s": 61.826,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61095,
"c": 0.1194,
"h": 239.2
},
"luminance": 0.23277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8CC3
secondary
#CD9C80
accent
#7F43E5
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#EFF4FA
border
#CACED3
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F83