#2E8FB1#2E8FB1

#2E8FB1 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.101 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FB1
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 177)
HSL	hsl(196, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 19.2%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, -16.36, -25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 30.59, 237.68°)
OKLab	oklab(60.94% -0.0703 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(60.94% 0.101 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8817, 23.3979, 45.1076)
Luminance	0.2340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FB1 #B1502E

analogous

#2EB191 #2E8FB1 #2E4DB1

triadic

#2E8FB1 #B12E8F #8FB12E

tetradic

#2E8FB1 #912EB1 #B1502E #4DB12E

square

#2E8FB1 #912EB1 #B1502E #4DB12E

split-complementary

#2E8FB1 #B12E4D #B1912E

monochromatic

#154150 #216880 #2E8FB1 #4CAED0 #7CC4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#2E8FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#2E8FB1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FB1

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FB1	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.101 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79afc8',
    500: '#2e8fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8fb1;
$custom-light: #79afc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.573,
    "s": 58.744,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60938,
    "c": 0.10096,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FB1

secondary

#C68A75

accent

#6E46E2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FB1

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

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