#2A5CAC Color

#2A5CAC is rgb(42, 92, 172) in RGB and hsl(217, 61%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A5CAC

HEX#2A5CAC

RGBrgb(42, 92, 172)

HSLhsl(217, 61%, 42%)

HSVhsv(217, 76%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.139 259.5)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 47%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A5CAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A5CAC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A5CAC Complementary#AC7A2A Analogous#2A9DAC Analogous#392AAC Triadic#AC2A5C Triadic#5CAC2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A5CAC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#326DCD #5385D5 #739CDD #94B3E5 #B5CBED #D6E2F5

Shades

#255198 #1F447F #1A396B #142C52 #0F213E #091425

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