#2A8BCB Color

#2A8BCB is rgb(42, 139, 203) in RGB and hsl(204, 66%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8BCB

HEX#2A8BCB

RGBrgb(42, 139, 203)

HSLhsl(204, 66%, 48%)

HSVhsv(204, 79%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.13 242.8)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 32%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8BCB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8BCB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8BCB Complementary#CB6A2A Analogous#2ACBBB Analogous#2A3ACB Triadic#CB2A8B Triadic#8BCB2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8BCB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#419BD8 #5EABDE #7CBAE4 #9ECCEB #BBDCF1 #D9EBF7

Shades

#2479B2 #1E6594 #19547B #144261 #0F3148 #091D2A

Use #2A8BCB in Our Tools

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