#2A7E9D Color

#2A7E9D is rgb(42, 126, 157) in RGB and hsl(196, 58%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A7E9D

HEX#2A7E9D

RGBrgb(42, 126, 157)

HSLhsl(196, 58%, 39%)

HSVhsv(196, 73%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.092 226.8)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 20%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A7E9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A7E9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A7E9D Complementary#9D492A Analogous#2A9D82 Analogous#2A459D Triadic#9D2A7E Triadic#7E9D2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A7E9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3298BD #4EADD0 #6EBCD8 #92CDE2 #B2DCEB #D7ECF4

Shades

#246E89 #1F5E75 #1A4E61 #143E4D #0F2D38 #0A1D24

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