#2F85BC#2F85BC
#2F85BC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.116 H 241.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F85BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 133, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 60%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 75%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 29.3%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.96, -6.77, -36.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.96, 36.69, 259.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.1% -0.0561 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.1% 0.116 241.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6334, 21.0081, 50.6401) |
| Luminance | 0.2101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 2.07
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 2.74
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 2.81
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.09
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.53
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F85BC #BC662F
analogous
#2FBCAC #2F85BC #2F3FBC
triadic
#2F85BC #BC2F85 #85BC2F
tetradic
#2F85BC #AC2FBC #BC662F #3FBC2F
square
#2F85BC #AC2FBC #BC662F #3FBC2F
split-complementary
#2F85BC #BC2F3F #BCAC2F
monochromatic
#17405A #23628B #2F85BC #54A2D4 #85BDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#2F85BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#2F85BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F85BC
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F85BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F85BC | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B86BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5879BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009398
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f85bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 133, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.116 241.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ba8d0',
500: '#2f85bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f85bc; $custom-light: #7ba8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f85bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 133,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.404,
"s": 60,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59096,
"c": 0.11644,
"h": 241.2
},
"luminance": 0.2101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F85BC
secondary
#CA9B7D
accent
#8245E3
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F9
border
#CACED2
text
#0B0F14
muted
#7C7F82