#2B6597 Color

#2B6597 is rgb(43, 101, 151) in RGB and hsl(208, 56%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2B6597

HEX#2B6597

RGBrgb(43, 101, 151)

HSLhsl(208, 56%, 38%)

HSVhsv(208, 72%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(49.3% 0.1 247.6)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 33%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B6597 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B6597 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B6597 Complementary#975D2B Analogous#2B9794 Analogous#2B2E97 Triadic#972B65 Triadic#65972B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B6597, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#357CBB #4C91CD #70A7D7 #90BAE0 #B3D0EA #D3E4F3

Shades

#255783 #1F4A6F #1A3D5B #15324C #102538 #0A1824

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