#2F8CB0#2F8CB0

#2F8CB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.101 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8CB0
RGB	rgb(47, 140, 176)
HSL	hsl(197, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 73%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.55, -14.92, -26.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.55, 30.61, 240.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% -0.0672 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.101 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3837, 22.4930, 44.4386)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8CB0 #B0532F

analogous

#2FB093 #2F8CB0 #2F4BB0

triadic

#2F8CB0 #B02F8C #8CB02F

tetradic

#2F8CB0 #932FB0 #B0532F #4BB02F

square

#2F8CB0 #932FB0 #B0532F #4BB02F

split-complementary

#2F8CB0 #B02F4B #B0932F

monochromatic

#153F4F #226680 #2F8CB0 #4DABCF #7DC2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#2F8CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#2F8CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8CB0

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8CB0	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 140, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.101 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79adc7',
    500: '#2f8cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8cb0;
$custom-light: #79adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.744,
    "s": 57.848,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60184,
    "c": 0.10068,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8CB0

secondary

#C58C76

accent

#7247E1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8CB0

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

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