#2A8CB7 Color

#2A8CB7 is rgb(42, 140, 183) in RGB and hsl(198, 63%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8CB7

HEX#2A8CB7

RGBrgb(42, 140, 183)

HSLhsl(198, 63%, 44%)

HSVhsv(198, 77%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.109 232)

CMYKcmyk(77%, 23%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8CB7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8CB7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8CB7 Complementary#B7542A Analogous#2AB79B Analogous#2A46B7 Triadic#B72A8C Triadic#8CB72A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8CB7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37A3D2 #55B1D8 #76C0E0 #97CFE7 #B8DFEF #D5ECF6

Shades

#24799E #1F6989 #195670 #144357 #0E303E #09202A

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