#2B5EAB Color

#2B5EAB is rgb(43, 94, 171) in RGB and hsl(216, 60%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2B5EAB

HEX#2B5EAB

RGBrgb(43, 94, 171)

HSLhsl(216, 60%, 42%)

HSVhsv(216, 75%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.135 258.6)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 45%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B5EAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B5EAB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B5EAB Complementary#AB782B Analogous#2B9FAB Analogous#382BAB Triadic#AB2B5E Triadic#5EAB2B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B5EAB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3370CC #5487D4 #749EDC #95B5E4 #B6CCED #D6E2F5

Shades

#265397 #20467E #1B3A6A #142D52 #0F223D #091425

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