#2F8BAB#2F8BAB

#2F8BAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.097 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8BAB
RGB	rgb(47, 139, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 18.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.04, -16.07, -24.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.04, 29.42, 236.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% -0.0681 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.097 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7526, 22.0078, 41.8325)
Luminance	0.2201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8BAB #AB4F2F

analogous

#2FAB8D #2F8BAB #2F4DAB

triadic

#2F8BAB #AB2F8B #8BAB2F

tetradic

#2F8BAB #8D2FAB #AB4F2F #4DAB2F

square

#2F8BAB #8D2FAB #AB4F2F #4DAB2F

split-complementary

#2F8BAB #AB2F4D #AB8D2F

monochromatic

#153D4B #22647B #2F8BAB #4AABCD #7AC2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#2F8BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#2F8BAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8BAB

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8BAB	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 139, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.097 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79adc4',
    500: '#2f8bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8bab;
$custom-light: #79adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.484,
    "s": 56.881,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59708,
    "c": 0.09695,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8BAB

secondary

#C38873

accent

#6F48E0

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8BAB

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

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