#2A8BB2 Color

#2A8BB2 is rgb(42, 139, 178) in RGB and hsl(197, 62%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8BB2

HEX#2A8BB2

RGBrgb(42, 139, 178)

HSLhsl(197, 62%, 43%)

HSVhsv(197, 76%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.105 229.6)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8BB2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8BB2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8BB2 Complementary#B2502A Analogous#2AB294 Analogous#2A47B2 Triadic#B22A8B Triadic#8BB22A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8BB2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#35A4D0 #56B3D7 #77C1DF #94CFE6 #B5DDEE #D6ECF5

Shades

#247899 #1F6884 #19546B #144457 #0F313E #0A2029

Use #2A8BB2 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex