#2E8FAF#2E8FAF

#2E8FAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.099 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FAF
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(195, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.40, -17.03, -24.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.40, 30.11, 235.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% -0.0711 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.099 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6839, 23.3187, 44.0654)
Luminance	0.2332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FAF #AF4E2E

analogous

#2EAF8E #2E8FAF #2E4EAF

triadic

#2E8FAF #AF2E8F #8FAF2E

tetradic

#2E8FAF #8E2EAF #AF4E2E #4EAF2E

square

#2E8FAF #8E2EAF #AF4E2E #4EAF2E

split-complementary

#2E8FAF #AF2E4E #AF8E2E

monochromatic

#15404E #21677F #2E8FAF #4BAFD0 #7BC4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#2E8FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#2E8FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FAF

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FAF	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)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009999

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.099 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b0c7',
    500: '#2e8faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8faf;
$custom-light: #79b0c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.884,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60847,
    "c": 0.09945,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FAF

secondary

#C58874

accent

#6D46E2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FAF

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

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