#248AB2 Color

#248AB2 is rgb(36, 138, 178) in RGB and hsl(197, 66%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#248AB2

HEX#248AB2

RGBrgb(36, 138, 178)

HSLhsl(197, 66%, 42%)

HSVhsv(197, 80%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.107 229.7)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 22%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #248AB2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #248AB2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#248AB2 Complementary#B24C24 Analogous#24B293 Analogous#2443B2 Triadic#B2248A Triadic#8AB224

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #248AB2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BA4D4 #4DB3DB #6FC1E2 #91D0E8 #B3DEEF #D5EDF6

Shades

#20799D #1B6683 #17556E #114255 #0D313F #081E26

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