#2A5979 Color

#2A5979 is rgb(42, 89, 121) in RGB and hsl(204, 48%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A5979

HEX#2A5979

RGBrgb(42, 89, 121)

HSLhsl(204, 48%, 32%)

HSVhsv(204, 65%, 47%)

OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.074 240.9)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 26%, 0%, 53%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A5979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A5979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A5979 Complementary#794A2A Analogous#2A7971 Analogous#2A3279 Triadic#792A59 Triadic#59792A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A5979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#36739B #468EBE #68A3CA #8EBAD7 #B0CFE3 #D5E6F0

Shades

#254E6A #20435B #1B384B #152D3C #10222D #0B161E

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