#2F8FAE#2F8FAE
#2F8FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.098 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2F8FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(47, 143, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.38, -17.23, -24.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.38, 29.78, 234.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.83% -0.071 -0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.83% 0.098 223.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6316, 23.3031, 43.5522) |
| Luminance | 0.2331 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.88
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.94
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 8.47
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 8.51
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.11
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2F8FAE #AE4E2F
analogous
#2FAE8D #2F8FAE #2F4FAE
triadic
#2F8FAE #AE2F8F #8FAE2F
tetradic
#2F8FAE #8D2FAE #AE4E2F #4FAE2F
square
#2F8FAE #8D2FAE #AE4E2F #4FAE2F
split-complementary
#2F8FAE #AE2F4F #AE8D2F
monochromatic
#15404E #22677E #2F8FAE #4CAFCF #7CC4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#2F8FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#2F8FAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2F8FAE
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2F8FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2F8FAE | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D8CB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C7FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009899
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2f8fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(47, 143, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.098 223.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79b0c6',
500: '#2f8fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2f8fae; $custom-light: #79b0c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2f8fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 47,
"g": 143,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.646,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60827,
"c": 0.09828,
"h": 223.7
},
"luminance": 0.23305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2F8FAE
secondary
#C48875
accent
#6D47E1
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#EFF4F8
border
#CACED1
text
#0A1013
muted
#7C7F82