#2D79B4 Color

#2D79B4 is rgb(45, 121, 180) in RGB and hsl(206, 60%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2D79B4

HEX#2D79B4

RGBrgb(45, 121, 180)

HSLhsl(206, 60%, 44%)

HSVhsv(206, 75%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.118 245.8)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 33%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D79B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D79B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D79B4 Complementary#B4672D Analogous#2DB4AB Analogous#2D36B4 Triadic#B42D79 Triadic#79B42D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D79B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3B8ECE #589FD5 #78B2DD #99C4E6 #BAD7EE #D6E8F5

Shades

#27699B #225B87 #1C4A6E #153A56 #0F293D #0A1C29

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