#2F8AB4#2F8AB4

#2F8AB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.105 H 232.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8AB4
RGB	rgb(47, 138, 180)
HSL	hsl(199, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 23.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.11, -12.44, -29.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.11, 32.19, 247.27°)
OKLab	oklab(59.89% -0.0637 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(59.89% 0.105 232.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4957, 22.0744, 46.4572)
Luminance	0.2208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8AB4 #B4592F

analogous

#2FB49B #2F8AB4 #2F48B4

triadic

#2F8AB4 #B42F8A #8AB42F

tetradic

#2F8AB4 #9B2FB4 #B4592F #48B42F

square

#2F8AB4 #9B2FB4 #B4592F #48B42F

split-complementary

#2F8AB4 #B42F48 #B49B2F

monochromatic

#164053 #226583 #2F8AB4 #4FA8D1 #80C0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#2F8AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#2F8AB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8AB4

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8AB4	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7589B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 138, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.105 232.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aacca',
    500: '#2f8ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8ab4;
$custom-light: #7aacca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.947,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59889,
    "c": 0.10506,
    "h": 232.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8AB4

secondary

#C79178

accent

#7746E2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8AB4

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

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