#2F8FAD#2F8FAD

#2F8FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.098 H 223.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2F8FAD
RGB	rgb(47, 143, 173)
HSL	hsl(194, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(194, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, -17.57, -23.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 29.56, 233.54°)
OKLab	oklab(60.78% -0.0714 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(60.78% 0.098 223)
XYZ	xyz(18.5345, 23.2642, 43.0407)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2F8FAD #AD4D2F

analogous

#2FAD8C #2F8FAD #2F50AD

triadic

#2F8FAD #AD2F8F #8FAD2F

tetradic

#2F8FAD #8C2FAD #AD4D2F #50AD2F

square

#2F8FAD #8C2FAD #AD4D2F #50AD2F

split-complementary

#2F8FAD #AD2F50 #AD8C2F

monochromatic

#153F4D #22677D #2F8FAD #4BAFCE #7BC4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#2F8FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#2F8FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2F8FAD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2F8FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2F8FAD	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2f8fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 143, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.098 223.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b0c5',
    500: '#2f8fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2f8fad;
$custom-light: #79b0c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2f8fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 47,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.286,
    "s": 57.273,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60783,
    "c": 0.09756,
    "h": 223
  },
  "luminance": 0.23266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2F8FAD

secondary

#C48774

accent

#6C47E1

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2F8FAD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →