#2C51A0 Color

#2C51A0 is rgb(44, 81, 160) in RGB and hsl(221, 57%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2C51A0

HEX#2C51A0

RGBrgb(44, 81, 160)

HSLhsl(221, 57%, 40%)

HSVhsv(221, 73%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(45.2% 0.135 263.2)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 49%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2C51A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2C51A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2C51A0 Complementary#A07B2C Analogous#2C8BA0 Analogous#412CA0 Triadic#A02C51 Triadic#51A02C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2C51A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3561C0 #537AD0 #7393D9 #93ACE1 #B3C4EA #D7E0F4

Shades

#26478C #213D78 #1B3264 #15264C #0F1C38 #0A1224

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