#2A78AC Color

#2A78AC is rgb(42, 120, 172) in RGB and hsl(204, 61%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A78AC

HEX#2A78AC

RGBrgb(42, 120, 172)

HSLhsl(204, 61%, 42%)

HSVhsv(204, 76%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(55% 0.11 242.2)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 30%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A78AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A78AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A78AC Complementary#AC5E2A Analogous#2AAC9F Analogous#2A37AC Triadic#AC2A78 Triadic#78AC2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A78AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#328FCD #53A1D5 #73B3DD #94C5E5 #B5D7ED #D6E9F5

Shades

#256A98 #1F597F #1A4A6B #143952 #0F2B3E #091A25

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