#248CB2 Color

#248CB2 is rgb(36, 140, 178) in RGB and hsl(196, 66%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#248CB2

HEX#248CB2

RGBrgb(36, 140, 178)

HSLhsl(196, 66%, 42%)

HSVhsv(196, 80%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.106 228)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 21%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #248CB2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #248CB2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#248CB2 Complementary#B24A24 Analogous#24B291 Analogous#2445B2 Triadic#B2248C Triadic#8CB224

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #248CB2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BA7D4 #4DB5DB #6FC3E2 #91D1E8 #B3DFEF #D5EDF6

Shades

#207B9D #1B6783 #17576E #114355 #0D323F #081E26

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