#2B8EB6 Color

#2B8EB6 is rgb(43, 142, 182) in RGB and hsl(197, 62%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2B8EB6

HEX#2B8EB6

RGBrgb(43, 142, 182)

HSLhsl(197, 62%, 44%)

HSVhsv(197, 76%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.107 229.8)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B8EB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B8EB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B8EB6 Complementary#B6522B Analogous#2BB698 Analogous#2B49B6 Triadic#B62B8E Triadic#8EB62B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B8EB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#39A5D0 #56B3D7 #77C1DF #98D0E7 #B9DFEF #D6ECF5

Shades

#257B9D #206B88 #1A5770 #144457 #0F313E #0A2029

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