#2E8DAF#2E8DAF

#2E8DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.100 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8DAF
RGB	rgb(46, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.79, -15.94, -25.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.79, 30.31, 238.27°)
OKLab	oklab(60.36% -0.0691 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(60.36% 0.1 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3863, 22.7236, 43.9662)
Luminance	0.2273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8DAF #AF502E

analogous

#2EAF90 #2E8DAF #2E4CAF

triadic

#2E8DAF #AF2E8D #8DAF2E

tetradic

#2E8DAF #902EAF #AF502E #4CAF2E

square

#2E8DAF #902EAF #AF502E #4CAF2E

split-complementary

#2E8DAF #AF2E4C #AF902E

monochromatic

#153F4E #21667F #2E8DAF #4BADD0 #7BC3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#2E8DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#2E8DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8DAF

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8DAF	1.00	3.79	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.100 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79aec7',
    500: '#2e8daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8daf;
$custom-light: #79aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.814,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60356,
    "c": 0.09997,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8DAF

secondary

#C58974

accent

#6F46E2

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8DAF

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

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