#2E96B4#2E96B4
#2E96B4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.102 H 221.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E96B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 150, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.74, -19.12, -24.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.74, 30.75, 231.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.79% -0.0762 -0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.79% 0.102 221.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2679, 25.6864, 47.0610) |
| Luminance | 0.2569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.10
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.20
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.86
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.69
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.42
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E96B4 #B44C2E
analogous
#2EB48F #2E96B4 #2E53B4
triadic
#2E96B4 #B42E96 #96B42E
tetradic
#2E96B4 #8F2EB4 #B44C2E #53B42E
square
#2E96B4 #8F2EB4 #B44C2E #53B42E
split-complementary
#2E96B4 #B42E53 #B48F2E
monochromatic
#154553 #226D83 #2E96B4 #4EB4D2 #7EC9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#2E96B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#2E96B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E96B4
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E96B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E96B4 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8492B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7285B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e96b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 150, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.102 221.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab5ca',
500: '#2e96b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e96b4; $custom-light: #7ab5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e96b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 150,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.433,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62788,
"c": 0.10167,
"h": 221.5
},
"luminance": 0.25689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E96B4
secondary
#C78977
accent
#6945E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082