#2A8CA2 Color

#2A8CA2 is rgb(42, 140, 162) in RGB and hsl(191, 59%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8CA2

HEX#2A8CA2

RGBrgb(42, 140, 162)

HSLhsl(191, 59%, 40%)

HSVhsv(191, 74%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.093 216.2)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 14%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8CA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8CA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8CA2 Complementary#A2402A Analogous#2AA27C Analogous#2A50A2 Triadic#A22A8C Triadic#8CA22A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8CA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32A8C3 #51BAD2 #71C7DA #92D4E3 #B2E1EB #D6EFF5

Shades

#257B8E #1F697A #1A5865 #14434D #0F3139 #092024

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