#2A97C6 Color

#2A97C6 is rgb(42, 151, 198) in RGB and hsl(198, 65%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2A97C6

HEX#2A97C6

RGBrgb(42, 151, 198)

HSLhsl(198, 65%, 47%)

HSVhsv(198, 79%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.117 232)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 24%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A97C6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A97C6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A97C6 Complementary#C6592A Analogous#2AC6A7 Analogous#2A49C6 Triadic#C62A97 Triadic#97C62A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A97C6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3DA8D6 #5FB7DD #7DC5E3 #9AD2EA #B7DFF0 #D9EEF7

Shades

#2584AD #1F7093 #1A5D7A #14475D #0E3343 #09202A

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