#2F8CAB#2F8CAB

#2F8CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.097 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8CAB
RGB	rgb(47, 140, 171)
HSL	hsl(195, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(195, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 18.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, -16.61, -24.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 29.33, 235.50°)
OKLab	oklab(59.95% -0.0691 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(59.95% 0.097 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8980, 22.2987, 41.8810)
Luminance	0.2230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8CAB #AB4E2F

analogous

#2FAB8C #2F8CAB #2F4EAB

triadic

#2F8CAB #AB2F8C #8CAB2F

tetradic

#2F8CAB #8C2FAB #AB4E2F #4EAB2F

square

#2F8CAB #8C2FAB #AB4E2F #4EAB2F

split-complementary

#2F8CAB #AB2F4E #AB8C2F

monochromatic

#153D4B #22657B #2F8CAB #4AACCD #7AC2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#2F8CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#2F8CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8CAB

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8CAB	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)

#7B89AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 140, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.097 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79adc4',
    500: '#2f8cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8cab;
$custom-light: #79adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 56.881,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59954,
    "c": 0.09671,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8CAB

secondary

#C38773

accent

#6E48E0

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8CAB

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

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