#2E97B3#2E97B3
#2E97B3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.101 H 219.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E97B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 151, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.3%, 15.6%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.01, -19.98, -23.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.01, 30.55, 229.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.99% -0.0775 -0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.99% 0.101 219.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3266, 25.9663, 46.5798) |
| Luminance | 0.2597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.03
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.62
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.90
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.75
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 10.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E97B3 #B34A2E
analogous
#2EB38D #2E97B3 #2E54B3
triadic
#2E97B3 #B32E97 #97B32E
tetradic
#2E97B3 #8D2EB3 #B34A2E #54B32E
square
#2E97B3 #8D2EB3 #B34A2E #54B32E
split-complementary
#2E97B3 #B32E54 #B38D2E
monochromatic
#154552 #216E82 #2E97B3 #4DB5D1 #7ECADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#2E97B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#2E97B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E97B3
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E97B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E97B3 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8693B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7486B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e97b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 151, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.101 219.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ab5c9',
500: '#2e97b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e97b3; $custom-light: #7ab5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e97b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 151,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.632,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62989,
"c": 0.10091,
"h": 219.8
},
"luminance": 0.25969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E97B3
secondary
#C68776
accent
#6746E2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082