#2F8BAF#2F8BAF

#2F8BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.100 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8BAF
RGB	rgb(47, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 73%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.20, -14.71, -26.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.20, 30.47, 241.13°)
OKLab	oklab(59.89% -0.0666 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(59.89% 0.1 228.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.1396, 22.1626, 43.8709)
Luminance	0.2217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8BAF #AF532F

analogous

#2FAF93 #2F8BAF #2F4BAF

triadic

#2F8BAF #AF2F8B #8BAF2F

tetradic

#2F8BAF #932FAF #AF532F #4BAF2F

square

#2F8BAF #932FAF #AF532F #4BAF2F

split-complementary

#2F8BAF #AF2F4B #AF932F

monochromatic

#153E4F #22657F #2F8BAF #4CAACF #7CC1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#2F8BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#2F8BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8BAF

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8BAF	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.100 228.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79adc7',
    500: '#2f8baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8baf;
$custom-light: #79adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.875,
    "s": 57.658,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59893,
    "c": 0.10018,
    "h": 228.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8BAF

secondary

#C48C75

accent

#7247E1

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8BAF

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

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