#2E97C3#2E97C3
#2E97C3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.113 H 230.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2E97C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(46, 151, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.65, -14.59, -31.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.65, 34.40, 244.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% -0.0715 -0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.113 230.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0397, 26.6515, 55.6019) |
| Luminance | 0.2665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 7.92
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.33
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.57
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.72
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 8.89
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 9.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2E97C3 #C35A2E
analogous
#2EC3A5 #2E97C3 #2E4DC3
triadic
#2E97C3 #C32E97 #97C32E
tetradic
#2E97C3 #A52EC3 #C35A2E #4DC32E
square
#2E97C3 #A52EC3 #C35A2E #4DC32E
split-complementary
#2E97C3 #C32E4D #C3A52E
monochromatic
#174A60 #227191 #2E97C3 #57B1D7 #88C8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#2E97C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#2E97C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2E97C3
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2E97C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2E97C3 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8195C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D87C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2e97c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 151, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.113 230.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7db5d5',
500: '#2e97c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2e97c3; $custom-light: #7db5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2e97c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 46,
"g": 151,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.718,
"s": 61.826,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63719,
"c": 0.1131,
"h": 230.8
},
"luminance": 0.26654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2E97C3
secondary
#CD9780
accent
#7343E5
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#EFF6FA
border
#CAD0D3
text
#0B1114
muted
#7C8083