#2E8FAA#2E8FAA

#2E8FAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.096 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FAA
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 170)
HSL	hsl(193, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(193, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 15.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.20, -18.70, -22.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.20, 29.09, 229.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60.62% -0.073 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(60.62% 0.096 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2019, 23.1259, 41.5269)
Luminance	0.2313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FAA #AA492E

analogous

#2EAA87 #2E8FAA #2E51AA

triadic

#2E8FAA #AA2E8F #8FAA2E

tetradic

#2E8FAA #872EAA #AA492E #51AA2E

square

#2E8FAA #872EAA #AA492E #51AA2E

split-complementary

#2E8FAA #AA2E51 #AA872E

monochromatic

#143E4A #21667A #2E8FAA #48B0CD #78C5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#2E8FAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#2E8FAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FAA

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FAA	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8faa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.096 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b0c3',
    500: '#2e8faa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8faa;
$custom-light: #78b0c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8faa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.065,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60623,
    "c": 0.09597,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FAA

secondary

#C38371

accent

#6947E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FAA

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

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