#2A5D8D Color

#2A5D8D is rgb(42, 93, 141) in RGB and hsl(209, 54%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A5D8D

HEX#2A5D8D

RGBrgb(42, 93, 141)

HSLhsl(209, 54%, 36%)

HSVhsv(209, 70%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.096 249.4)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 34%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A5D8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A5D8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A5D8D Complementary#8D5A2A Analogous#2A8D8C Analogous#2A2C8D Triadic#8D2A5D Triadic#5D8D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A5D8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3575B1 #4A8CC9 #6EA2D4 #8DB6DD #B0CDE8 #D4E3F2

Shades

#24507A #20466A #1A3956 #152F47 #0F2233 #0B1723

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