#2B79B1 Color

#2B79B1 is rgb(43, 121, 177) in RGB and hsl(205, 61%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2B79B1

HEX#2B79B1

RGBrgb(43, 121, 177)

HSLhsl(205, 61%, 43%)

HSVhsv(205, 76%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.115 244.1)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 32%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B79B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B79B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B79B1 Complementary#B1632B Analogous#2BB1A5 Analogous#2B36B1 Triadic#B12B79 Triadic#79B12B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B79B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#368FCE #57A1D6 #78B3DE #94C3E5 #B5D6ED #D6E8F5

Shades

#256898 #205A83 #1A496B #153B56 #0F2A3E #0A1C29

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