#2A56A2 Color

#2A56A2 is rgb(42, 86, 162) in RGB and hsl(218, 59%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A56A2

HEX#2A56A2

RGBrgb(42, 86, 162)

HSLhsl(218, 59%, 40%)

HSVhsv(218, 74%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.132 260.5)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 47%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A56A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A56A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A56A2 Complementary#A2762A Analogous#2A92A2 Analogous#3A2AA2 Triadic#A22A56 Triadic#56A22A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A56A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3267C3 #5180D2 #7198DA #92AFE3 #B2C7EB #D6E1F5

Shades

#254B8E #1F407A #1A3665 #14294D #0F1E39 #091324

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