#2F8AAD#2F8AAD

#2F8AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.099 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8AAD
RGB	rgb(47, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(197, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(197, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.81, -14.84, -26.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.81, 30.06, 240.42°)
OKLab	oklab(59.56% -0.0663 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(59.56% 0.099 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8005, 21.7964, 42.7960)
Luminance	0.2180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8AAD #AD522F

analogous

#2FAD91 #2F8AAD #2F4BAD

triadic

#2F8AAD #AD2F8A #8AAD2F

tetradic

#2F8AAD #912FAD #AD522F #4BAD2F

square

#2F8AAD #912FAD #AD522F #4BAD2F

split-complementary

#2F8AAD #AD2F4B #AD912F

monochromatic

#153D4D #22647D #2F8AAD #4BAACE #7BC1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#2F8AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#2F8AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8AAD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8AAD	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7888AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.099 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79acc5',
    500: '#2f8aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8aad;
$custom-light: #79acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.667,
    "s": 57.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59555,
    "c": 0.09884,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8AAD

secondary

#C48A74

accent

#7247E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8AAD

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

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