#2A74AC Color

#2A74AC is rgb(42, 116, 172) in RGB and hsl(206, 61%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A74AC

HEX#2A74AC

RGBrgb(42, 116, 172)

HSLhsl(206, 61%, 42%)

HSVhsv(206, 76%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(54% 0.113 245.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A74AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A74AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A74AC Complementary#AC622A Analogous#2AACA4 Analogous#2A32AC Triadic#AC2A74 Triadic#74AC2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A74AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#328ACD #539DD5 #73AFDD #94C2E5 #B5D5ED #D6E8F5

Shades

#256698 #1F557F #1A486B #143752 #0F293E #091925

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