#2A72AC Color

#2A72AC is rgb(42, 114, 172) in RGB and hsl(207, 61%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A72AC

HEX#2A72AC

RGBrgb(42, 114, 172)

HSLhsl(207, 61%, 42%)

HSVhsv(207, 76%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(53.6% 0.115 246.7)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 34%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A72AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A72AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A72AC Complementary#AC652A Analogous#2AACA6 Analogous#2A30AC Triadic#AC2A72 Triadic#72AC2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A72AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3287CD #539AD5 #73AEDD #94C1E5 #B5D4ED #D6E7F5

Shades

#256498 #1F547F #1A466B #143652 #0F293E #091825

Use #2A72AC in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex