#2E8FBD#2E8FBD

#2E8FBD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.111 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E8FBD
RGB	rgb(46, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(199, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.98, -12.24, -31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.98, 34.17, 249.01°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% -0.0659 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.111 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1308, 23.8975, 51.6860)
Luminance	0.2390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2E8FBD #BD5C2E

analogous

#2EBDA3 #2E8FBD #2E47BD

triadic

#2E8FBD #BD2E8F #8FBD2E

tetradic

#2E8FBD #A32EBD #BD5C2E #47BD2E

square

#2E8FBD #A32EBD #BD5C2E #47BD2E

split-complementary

#2E8FBD #BD2E47 #BDA32E

monochromatic

#16455B #226A8C #2E8FBD #53ABD5 #84C3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#2E8FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#2E8FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E8FBD

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E8FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E8FBD	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6580BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e8fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.111 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bafd1',
    500: '#2e8fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e8fbd;
$custom-light: #7bafd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e8fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.301,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61508,
    "c": 0.11146,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E8FBD

secondary

#CA957C

accent

#7744E4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E8FBD

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

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