#2B8BB1 Color

#2B8BB1 is rgb(43, 139, 177) in RGB and hsl(197, 61%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2B8BB1

HEX#2B8BB1

RGBrgb(43, 139, 177)

HSLhsl(197, 61%, 43%)

HSVhsv(197, 76%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.103 229.1)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 21%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B8BB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B8BB1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B8BB1 Complementary#B1512B Analogous#2BB194 Analogous#2B48B1 Triadic#B12B8B Triadic#8BB12B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B8BB1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#36A3CE #57B2D6 #78C1DE #94CEE5 #B5DDED #D6ECF5

Shades

#257798 #206783 #1A546B #154456 #0F303E #0A2029

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