#2D72AE Color

#2D72AE is rgb(45, 114, 174) in RGB and hsl(208, 59%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2D72AE

HEX#2D72AE

RGBrgb(45, 114, 174)

HSLhsl(208, 59%, 43%)

HSVhsv(208, 74%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.117 248.2)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 34%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D72AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D72AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D72AE Complementary#AE692D Analogous#2DAEAA Analogous#2D31AE Triadic#AE2D72 Triadic#72AE2D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D72AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3887CC #599BD4 #79AEDC #96BFE4 #B6D3EC #D6E7F5

Shades

#276296 #215582 #1B4569 #163855 #10283D #0A1B29

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