#2A4879 Color

#2A4879 is rgb(42, 72, 121) in RGB and hsl(217, 48%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A4879

HEX#2A4879

RGBrgb(42, 72, 121)

HSLhsl(217, 48%, 32%)

HSVhsv(217, 65%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.09 259.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 40%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A4879 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A4879 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A4879 Complementary#795B2A Analogous#2A7079 Analogous#342A79 Triadic#792A48 Triadic#48792A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A4879, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#365D9B #4674BE #688ECA #8EAAD7 #B0C3E3 #D5E0F0

Shades

#253F6A #20365B #1B2D4B #15243C #101B2D #0B121E

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