#2A78A2 Color

#2A78A2 is rgb(42, 120, 162) in RGB and hsl(201, 59%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A78A2

HEX#2A78A2

RGBrgb(42, 120, 162)

HSLhsl(201, 59%, 40%)

HSVhsv(201, 74%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.099 236.5)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 26%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A78A2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A78A2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A78A2 Complementary#A2542A Analogous#2AA290 Analogous#2A3CA2 Triadic#A22A78 Triadic#78A22A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A78A2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3290C3 #51A5D2 #71B6DA #92C6E3 #B2D7EB #D6EAF5

Shades

#25698E #1F5A7A #1A4B65 #14394D #0F2A39 #091B24

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