#2859A9 Color

#2859A9 is rgb(40, 89, 169) in RGB and hsl(217, 62%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2859A9

HEX#2859A9

RGBrgb(40, 89, 169)

HSLhsl(217, 62%, 41%)

HSVhsv(217, 76%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.139 259.8)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 47%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2859A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2859A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2859A9 Complementary#A97828 Analogous#289AA9 Analogous#3728A9 Triadic#A92859 Triadic#59A928

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2859A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F6BCA #4D81D5 #6E99DD #94B3E6 #B5CAEE #D6E2F5

Shades

#234F95 #1D417C #183767 #132C53 #0F213E #091425

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