#2A4E5B Color

#2A4E5B is rgb(42, 78, 91) in RGB and hsl(196, 37%, 26%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A4E5B

HEX#2A4E5B

RGBrgb(42, 78, 91)

HSLhsl(196, 37%, 26%)

HSVhsv(196, 54%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.047 223.5)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 14%, 0%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A4E5B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A4E5B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A4E5B Complementary#5B372A Analogous#2A5B4F Analogous#2A355B Triadic#5B2A4E Triadic#4E5B2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A4E5B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3A6C7E #4C8DA4 #69A4BA #8CB9CA #AFCEDA #D5E6EC

Shades

#254550 #203C46 #1B333B #15272D #101E23 #0B1518

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