#2A72A2 Color

#2A72A2 is rgb(42, 114, 162) in RGB and hsl(204, 59%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A72A2

HEX#2A72A2

RGBrgb(42, 114, 162)

HSLhsl(204, 59%, 40%)

HSVhsv(204, 74%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.103 241.9)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 30%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A72A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A72A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A72A2 Complementary#A25A2A Analogous#2AA296 Analogous#2A36A2 Triadic#A22A72 Triadic#72A22A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A72A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3289C3 #519ED2 #71B0DA #92C2E3 #B2D4EB #D6E9F5

Shades

#25648E #1F567A #1A4765 #14364D #0F2839 #091A24

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