#2A88BB Color

#2A88BB is rgb(42, 136, 187) in RGB and hsl(201, 63%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A88BB

HEX#2A88BB

RGBrgb(42, 136, 187)

HSLhsl(201, 63%, 45%)

HSVhsv(201, 78%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.115 237.5)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 27%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A88BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A88BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A88BB Complementary#BB5D2A Analogous#2ABBA5 Analogous#2A40BB Triadic#BB2A88 Triadic#88BB2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A88BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3C9ED3 #59ACD9 #7ABDE1 #97CBE7 #B8DCEF #D5EAF6

Shades

#2576A2 #1F6489 #195270 #15435B #0F3143 #091E2A

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