#2E8DBD#2E8DBD

#2E8DBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.113 H 235.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8DBD
RGB	rgb(46, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(200, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(200, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, -11.12, -32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 34.67, 251.30°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.064 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.113 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8332, 23.3024, 51.5868)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8DBD #BD5E2E

analogous

#2EBDA5 #2E8DBD #2E45BD

triadic

#2E8DBD #BD2E8D #8DBD2E

tetradic

#2E8DBD #A52EBD #BD5E2E #45BD2E

square

#2E8DBD #A52EBD #BD5E2E #45BD2E

split-complementary

#2E8DBD #BD2E45 #BDA52E

monochromatic

#16445B #22688C #2E8DBD #53A9D5 #84C2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#2E8DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#2E8DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8DBD

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8DBD	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)

#768CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.113 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7baed1',
    500: '#2e8dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8dbd;
$custom-light: #7baed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.14,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61028,
    "c": 0.11257,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8DBD

secondary

#CA977C

accent

#7A44E4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8DBD

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

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