#2A5498 Color

#2A5498 is rgb(42, 84, 152) in RGB and hsl(217, 57%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A5498

HEX#2A5498

RGBrgb(42, 84, 152)

HSLhsl(217, 57%, 38%)

HSVhsv(217, 72%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(45.3% 0.121 259.6)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 45%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A5498 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A5498 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A5498 Complementary#986E2A Analogous#2A8B98 Analogous#372A98 Triadic#982A54 Triadic#54982A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A5498, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3468BC #4B7DCE #6F97D8 #8FAEE0 #B3C8EA #D3DFF3

Shades

#244984 #1F3E70 #19335C #152A4C #0F1F38 #0A1424

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