#2A8DBB Color

#2A8DBB is rgb(42, 141, 187) in RGB and hsl(199, 63%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A8DBB

HEX#2A8DBB

RGBrgb(42, 141, 187)

HSLhsl(199, 63%, 45%)

HSVhsv(199, 78%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.112 233.6)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 25%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A8DBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A8DBB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A8DBB Complementary#BB582A Analogous#2ABBA1 Analogous#2A45BB Triadic#BB2A8D Triadic#8DBB2A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A8DBB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3CA3D3 #59B1D9 #7AC0E1 #97CEE7 #B8DEEF #D5EBF6

Shades

#257AA2 #1F6889 #195570 #15455B #0F3243 #091F2A

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