#2A87AC Color

#2A87AC is rgb(42, 135, 172) in RGB and hsl(197, 61%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A87AC

HEX#2A87AC

RGBrgb(42, 135, 172)

HSLhsl(197, 61%, 42%)

HSVhsv(197, 76%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.101 229.2)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A87AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A87AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A87AC Complementary#AC4F2A Analogous#2AAC90 Analogous#2A46AC Triadic#AC2A87 Triadic#87AC2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A87AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32A1CD #53B0D5 #73BFDD #94CEE5 #B5DDED #D6ECF5

Shades

#257798 #1F647F #1A546B #144052 #0F303E #091D25

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