#2B5CAB Color

#2B5CAB is rgb(43, 92, 171) in RGB and hsl(217, 60%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2B5CAB

HEX#2B5CAB

RGBrgb(43, 92, 171)

HSLhsl(217, 60%, 42%)

HSVhsv(217, 75%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.137 259.6)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 46%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B5CAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B5CAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B5CAB Complementary#AB7A2B Analogous#2B9CAB Analogous#3A2BAB Triadic#AB2B5C Triadic#5CAB2B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B5CAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#336ECC #5485D4 #749CDC #95B3E4 #B6CBED #D6E2F5

Shades

#265197 #20447E #1B396A #142C52 #0F213D #091425

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