#2293CB

Closest named color: Water Blue (#0E87CC). oklch(62.9% 0.127 236.6), rgb(34, 147, 203).

Black text reads best on this color (6.10:1).

About this color

#2293CB is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.127 and its hue 237°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Water Blue (#0E87CC), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.10:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.127)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Water Blue (#0E87CC)
Black text	6.10:1
White text	3.44:1

Values

HEX	#2293CB
RGB	rgb(34, 147, 203)
HSL	hsl(200, 71%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.9% 0.127 236.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #2293CB	3.44:1	AA large text	Lc -66.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #2293CB	6.10:1	AA	Lc 42.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2293CB text on white	3.44:1	AA large text	Lc 61.5	Content text, not long reading
#2293CB text on black	6.10:1	AA	Lc -40.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F0F6FA

oklch(97% 0.008 236.6)
Step 100
100

#DFECF5

oklch(93.6% 0.018 237.8)
Step 200
200

#C5DDED

oklch(88.5% 0.034 237)
Step 300
300

#9BC7E4

oklch(80.8% 0.062 237.4)
Step 400
400

#5FAAD6

oklch(70.7% 0.099 236.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#2293CB

oklch(62.9% 0.127 236.6)
Step 600
600

#007CB0

oklch(55.5% 0.121 236.7)
Step 700
700

#006895

oklch(49% 0.107 237)
Step 800
800

#00557B

oklch(42.6% 0.093 237.2)
Step 900
900

#004767

oklch(37.7% 0.082 236.6)
Step 950
950

#062A3D

oklch(27.1% 0.053 236.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2293CB with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7893CE	0.073
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6284CA	0.059
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A1A6	0.080
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8A8A8A	0.127