#2B5F8C Color

#2B5F8C is rgb(43, 95, 140) in RGB and hsl(208, 53%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2B5F8C

HEX#2B5F8C

RGBrgb(43, 95, 140)

HSLhsl(208, 53%, 36%)

HSVhsv(208, 69%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.092 247.4)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 32%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B5F8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B5F8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B5F8C Complementary#8C592B Analogous#2B8C89 Analogous#2B2E8C Triadic#8C2B5F Triadic#5F8C2B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B5F8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3677B0 #4C8EC8 #6FA4D3 #8EB8DC #B1CEE7 #D4E4F2

Shades

#255279 #204769 #1A3A56 #163046 #102233 #0B1823

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