#2E8EB4#2E8EB4

#2E8EB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.104 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8EB4
RGB	rgb(46, 142, 180)
HSL	hsl(197, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, -14.79, -27.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 31.53, 242.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.83% -0.0682 -0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(60.83% 0.104 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0346, 23.2199, 46.6499)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8EB4 #B4542E

analogous

#2EB497 #2E8EB4 #2E4BB4

triadic

#2E8EB4 #B42E8E #8EB42E

tetradic

#2E8EB4 #972EB4 #B4542E #4BB42E

square

#2E8EB4 #972EB4 #B4542E #4BB42E

split-complementary

#2E8EB4 #B42E4B #B4972E

monochromatic

#154153 #226883 #2E8EB4 #4EACD2 #7EC3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#2E8EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#2E8EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8EB4

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8EB4	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 142, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.104 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aafca',
    500: '#2e8eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8eb4;
$custom-light: #7aafca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.015,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60833,
    "c": 0.10375,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8EB4

secondary

#C78E77

accent

#7245E2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8EB4

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

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