#2496B2 Color

#2496B2 is rgb(36, 150, 178) in RGB and hsl(192, 66%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2496B2

HEX#2496B2

RGBrgb(36, 150, 178)

HSLhsl(192, 66%, 42%)

HSVhsv(192, 80%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.104 219)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 16%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2496B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.45:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2496B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2496B2 Complementary#B24124 Analogous#24B287 Analogous#244FB2 Triadic#B22496 Triadic#96B224

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2496B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BB2D4 #4DBEDB #6FCBE2 #91D7E8 #B3E3EF #D5F0F6

Shades

#20849D #1B6E83 #175D6E #114755 #0D353F #082026

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