#2F8AB9#2F8AB9

#2F8AB9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.110 H 235.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8AB9
RGB	rgb(47, 138, 185)
HSL	hsl(200, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(200, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.32, -10.70, -32.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.32, 33.94, 251.63°)
OKLab	oklab(60.14% -0.062 -0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(60.14% 0.11 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0142, 22.2819, 49.1882)
Luminance	0.2228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8AB9 #B95E2F

analogous

#2FB9A3 #2F8AB9 #2F45B9

triadic

#2F8AB9 #B92F8A #8AB92F

tetradic

#2F8AB9 #A32FB9 #B95E2F #45B92F

square

#2F8AB9 #A32FB9 #B95E2F #45B92F

split-complementary

#2F8AB9 #B92F45 #B9A32F

monochromatic

#164157 #236688 #2F8AB9 #52A7D3 #83C0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#2F8AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#2F8AB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8AB9

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8AB9	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7389BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 138, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.110 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bacce',
    500: '#2f8ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8ab9;
$custom-light: #7bacce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.435,
    "s": 59.483,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60135,
    "c": 0.10993,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8AB9

secondary

#C9967B

accent

#7B45E3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8AB9

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

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