#2E99BE#2E99BE

#2E99BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.108 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2E99BE
RGB	rgb(46, 153, 190)
HSL	hsl(195, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 19.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.05, -17.38, -27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.05, 32.72, 237.92°)
OKLab	oklab(63.97% -0.0753 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(63.97% 0.108 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8084, 27.0784, 52.7825)
Luminance	0.2708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2E99BE #BE532E

analogous

#2EBE9B #2E99BE #2E51BE

triadic

#2E99BE #BE2E99 #99BE2E

tetradic

#2E99BE #9B2EBE #BE532E #51BE2E

square

#2E99BE #9B2EBE #BE532E #51BE2E

split-complementary

#2E99BE #BE2E51 #BE9B2E

monochromatic

#164A5B #22718D #2E99BE #54B4D6 #85CAE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#2E99BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.42

#2E99BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2E99BE

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2E99BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2E99BE	1.00	3.27	6.42	6.42
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8596C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7288BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2e99be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(46, 153, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.108 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cb7d1',
    500: '#2e99be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2e99be;
$custom-light: #7cb7d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2e99be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 46,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.417,
    "s": 61.017,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63968,
    "c": 0.10822,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2E99BE

secondary

#CB917D

accent

#6D44E4

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F9

border

#CAD0D2

text

#0B1114

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2E99BE

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

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