#2F8CBE#2F8CBE

#2F8CBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.114 H 236.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8CBE
RGB	rgb(47, 140, 190)
HSL	hsl(201, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(201, 75%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.15, -10.08, -33.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.15, 35.24, 253.38°)
OKLab	oklab(60.87% -0.0622 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(60.87% 0.114 236.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8410, 23.0759, 52.1136)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8CBE #BE612F

analogous

#2FBEA9 #2F8CBE #2F45BE

triadic

#2F8CBE #BE2F8C #8CBE2F

tetradic

#2F8CBE #A92FBE #BE612F #45BE2F

square

#2F8CBE #A92FBE #BE612F #45BE2F

split-complementary

#2F8CBE #BE2F45 #BEA92F

monochromatic

#17445C #23688D #2F8CBE #55A8D5 #86C1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#2F8CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#2F8CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8CBE

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8CBE	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 140, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.114 236.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7cadd2',
    500: '#2f8cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8cbe;
$custom-light: #7cadd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.979,
    "s": 60.338,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60865,
    "c": 0.1138,
    "h": 236.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8CBE

secondary

#CB997E

accent

#7C44E3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F9

border

#CACED2

text

#0B1014

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8CBE

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

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