#2A8BBB Color

#2A8BBB is rgb(42, 139, 187) in RGB and hsl(200, 63%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8BBB

HEX#2A8BBB

RGBrgb(42, 139, 187)

HSLhsl(200, 63%, 45%)

HSVhsv(200, 78%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.113 235.2)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 26%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8BBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8BBB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8BBB Complementary#BB5B2A Analogous#2ABBA3 Analogous#2A43BB Triadic#BB2A8B Triadic#8BBB2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8BBB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3CA0D3 #59AED9 #7ABFE1 #97CDE7 #B8DDEF #D5EBF6

Shades

#2578A2 #1F6689 #195370 #15445B #0F3143 #091F2A

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