#2B87AB Color

#2B87AB is rgb(43, 135, 171) in RGB and hsl(197, 60%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2B87AB

HEX#2B87AB

RGBrgb(43, 135, 171)

HSLhsl(197, 60%, 42%)

HSVhsv(197, 75%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.1 228.6)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 21%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B87AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B87AB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B87AB Complementary#AB4F2B Analogous#2BAB90 Analogous#2B47AB Triadic#AB2B87 Triadic#87AB2B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B87AB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#33A1CC #54B0D4 #74BFDC #95CEE4 #B6DDED #D6ECF5

Shades

#267797 #20647E #1B546A #144052 #0F303D #091D25

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