#2B85AB Color

#2B85AB is rgb(43, 133, 171) in RGB and hsl(198, 60%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2B85AB

HEX#2B85AB

RGBrgb(43, 133, 171)

HSLhsl(198, 60%, 42%)

HSVhsv(198, 75%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.101 230.5)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 22%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B85AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B85AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B85AB Complementary#AB512B Analogous#2BAB92 Analogous#2B45AB Triadic#AB2B85 Triadic#85AB2B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B85AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#339ECC #54AED4 #74BDDC #95CDE4 #B6DCED #D6ECF5

Shades

#267597 #20627E #1B526A #143F52 #0F2F3D #091C25

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