#2B8ED4 Color

#2B8ED4 is rgb(43, 142, 212) in RGB and hsl(205, 66%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2B8ED4

HEX#2B8ED4

RGBrgb(43, 142, 212)

HSLhsl(205, 66%, 50%)

HSVhsv(205, 80%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.138 244.6)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 33%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2B8ED4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2B8ED4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2B8ED4 Complementary#D4712B Analogous#2BD4C6 Analogous#2B39D4 Triadic#D42B8E Triadic#8ED42B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2B8ED4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#499DDA #67ADE0 #84BDE6 #9ECBEB #BBDBF1 #D9EBF7

Shades

#257AB6 #20699D #1A557F #154466 #0F3048 #0A1F2F

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