#2E8FBA#2E8FBA

#2E8FBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.109 H 231.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FBA
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 186)
HSL	hsl(198, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(198, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 23.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -13.28, -30.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 33.17, 246.40°)
OKLab	oklab(61.36% -0.067 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(61.36% 0.109 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8085, 23.7686, 49.9887)
Luminance	0.2377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FBA #BA592E

analogous

#2EBA9F #2E8FBA #2E49BA

triadic

#2E8FBA #BA2E8F #8FBA2E

tetradic

#2E8FBA #9F2EBA #BA592E #49BA2E

square

#2E8FBA #9F2EBA #BA592E #49BA2E

split-complementary

#2E8FBA #BA2E49 #BA9F2E

monochromatic

#164458 #226989 #2E8FBA #51ACD4 #82C3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#2E8FBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#2E8FBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FBA

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FBA	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6780B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8fba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.109 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bafcf',
    500: '#2e8fba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8fba;
$custom-light: #7bafcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8fba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.429,
    "s": 60.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61362,
    "c": 0.10864,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FBA

secondary

#C9937B

accent

#7544E3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FBA

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

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