#2E8DBC#2E8DBC
#2E8DBC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.112 H 234.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E8DBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 141, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.5%, 25%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.34, -11.47, -32.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.34, 34.31, 250.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.98% -0.0643 -0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.98% 0.112 234.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7251, 23.2591, 51.0171) |
| Luminance | 0.2326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.72
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 5.78
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.82
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.93
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.36
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E8DBC #BC5D2E
analogous
#2EBCA4 #2E8DBC #2E46BC
triadic
#2E8DBC #BC2E8D #8DBC2E
tetradic
#2E8DBC #A42EBC #BC5D2E #46BC2E
square
#2E8DBC #A42EBC #BC5D2E #46BC2E
split-complementary
#2E8DBC #BC2E46 #BCA42E
monochromatic
#16435A #22688B #2E8DBC #52AAD5 #84C2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#2E8DBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#2E8DBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E8DBC
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E8DBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E8DBC | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#768CBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#637FBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00999D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e8dbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 141, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.112 234.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7baed0',
500: '#2e8dbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e8dbc; $custom-light: #7baed0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e8dbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 141,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.859,
"s": 60.684,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60979,
"c": 0.11158,
"h": 234.8
},
"luminance": 0.23261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E8DBC
secondary
#CA967C
accent
#7944E4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B1014
muted
#7C7F82