#2E8FAE#2E8FAE

#2E8FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.099 H 223.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FAE
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(195, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.36, -17.37, -24.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.36, 29.89, 234.47°)
OKLab	oklab(60.8% -0.0715 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.099 223.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5860, 23.2796, 43.5501)
Luminance	0.2328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FAE #AE4D2E

analogous

#2EAE8D #2E8FAE #2E4FAE

triadic

#2E8FAE #AE2E8F #8FAE2E

tetradic

#2E8FAE #8D2EAE #AE4D2E #4FAE2E

square

#2E8FAE #8D2EAE #AE4D2E #4FAE2E

split-complementary

#2E8FAE #AE2E4F #AE8D2E

monochromatic

#143F4D #21677E #2E8FAE #4AAFCF #7AC4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#2E8FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#2E8FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FAE

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FAE	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)

#7D8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.099 223.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b0c6',
    500: '#2e8fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8fae;
$custom-light: #79b0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.531,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60801,
    "c": 0.09871,
    "h": 223.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FAE

secondary

#C48774

accent

#6C46E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FAE

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

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