#2E8FAB#2E8FAB

#2E8FAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.097 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FAB
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 171)
HSL	hsl(193, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(193, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.24, -18.37, -22.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.24, 29.27, 231.13°)
OKLab	oklab(60.67% -0.0727 -0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(60.67% 0.097 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2968, 23.1639, 42.0270)
Luminance	0.2317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FAB #AB4A2E

analogous

#2EAB89 #2E8FAB #2E50AB

triadic

#2E8FAB #AB2E8F #8FAB2E

tetradic

#2E8FAB #892EAB #AB4A2E #50AB2E

square

#2E8FAB #892EAB #AB4A2E #50AB2E

split-complementary

#2E8FAB #AB2E50 #AB892E

monochromatic

#143E4B #21677B #2E8FAB #48B0CE #79C5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#2E8FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#2E8FAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FAB

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FAB	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)

#7E8BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009898

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.097 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b0c4',
    500: '#2e8fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8fab;
$custom-light: #79b0c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.44,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60667,
    "c": 0.09662,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FAB

secondary

#C38472

accent

#6947E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FAB

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

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