#2F8AAB#2F8AAB

#2F8AAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.097 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8AAB
RGB	rgb(47, 138, 171)
HSL	hsl(196, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(196, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.73, -15.52, -25.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.73, 29.52, 238.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.46% -0.0671 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(59.46% 0.097 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.6085, 21.7195, 41.7845)
Luminance	0.2172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8AAB #AB502F

analogous

#2FAB8E #2F8AAB #2F4CAB

triadic

#2F8AAB #AB2F8A #8AAB2F

tetradic

#2F8AAB #8E2FAB #AB502F #4CAB2F

square

#2F8AAB #8E2FAB #AB502F #4CAB2F

split-complementary

#2F8AAB #AB2F4C #AB8E2F

monochromatic

#153D4B #22637B #2F8AAB #4AAACD #7AC1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#2F8AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#2F8AAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8AAB

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8AAB	1.00	3.93	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7887AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 138, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.097 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78acc4',
    500: '#2f8aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8aab;
$custom-light: #78acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.968,
    "s": 56.881,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59462,
    "c": 0.09721,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8AAB

secondary

#C38873

accent

#7048E0

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8AAB

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

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