#2F8DAF#2F8DAF

#2F8DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.100 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8DAF
RGB	rgb(47, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(196, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(196, 73%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.81, -15.81, -25.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.81, 30.21, 238.44°)
OKLab	oklab(60.38% -0.0686 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(60.38% 0.1 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4319, 22.7471, 43.9683)
Luminance	0.2275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8DAF #AF512F

analogous

#2FAF91 #2F8DAF #2F4DAF

triadic

#2F8DAF #AF2F8D #8DAF2F

tetradic

#2F8DAF #912FAF #AF512F #4DAF2F

square

#2F8DAF #912FAF #AF512F #4DAF2F

split-complementary

#2F8DAF #AF2F4D #AF912F

monochromatic

#153F4F #22667F #2F8DAF #4CACCF #7CC3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#2F8DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#2F8DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8DAF

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8DAF	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.100 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79aec7',
    500: '#2f8daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8daf;
$custom-light: #79aec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.938,
    "s": 57.658,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60383,
    "c": 0.09954,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8DAF

secondary

#C48A75

accent

#7047E1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8DAF

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

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