#2B56A1 Color

#2B56A1 is rgb(43, 86, 161) in RGB and hsl(218, 58%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2B56A1

HEX#2B56A1

RGBrgb(43, 86, 161)

HSLhsl(218, 58%, 40%)

HSVhsv(218, 73%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.131 260.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 47%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B56A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B56A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B56A1 Complementary#A1762B Analogous#2B91A1 Analogous#3B2BA1 Triadic#A12B56 Triadic#56A12B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B56A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3367C1 #5280D1 #7298DA #92B0E2 #B2C7EB #D7E2F4

Shades

#254B8D #204179 #1B3665 #14294D #0F1E38 #0A1324

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