#2A799D Color

#2A799D is rgb(42, 121, 157) in RGB and hsl(199, 58%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A799D

HEX#2A799D

RGBrgb(42, 121, 157)

HSLhsl(199, 58%, 39%)

HSVhsv(199, 73%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.094 232.1)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 23%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A799D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A799D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A799D Complementary#9D4E2A Analogous#2A9D88 Analogous#2A3F9D Triadic#9D2A79 Triadic#799D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A799D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3291BD #4EA7D0 #6EB7D8 #92C9E2 #B2D9EB #D7EBF4

Shades

#246989 #1F5A75 #1A4A61 #143B4D #0F2B38 #0A1C24

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