#2B5D8C Color

#2B5D8C is rgb(43, 93, 140) in RGB and hsl(209, 53%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2B5D8C

HEX#2B5D8C

RGBrgb(43, 93, 140)

HSLhsl(209, 53%, 36%)

HSVhsv(209, 69%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.094 249.3)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 34%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B5D8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B5D8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B5D8C Complementary#8C5A2B Analogous#2B8C8B Analogous#2B2D8C Triadic#8C2B5D Triadic#5D8C2B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B5D8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3675B0 #4C8CC8 #6FA2D3 #8EB6DC #B1CDE7 #D4E3F2

Shades

#255079 #204669 #1A3956 #162F46 #102233 #0B1723

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