#2D81AE Color

#2D81AE is rgb(45, 129, 174) in RGB and hsl(201, 59%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D81AE

HEX#2D81AE

RGBrgb(45, 129, 174)

HSLhsl(201, 59%, 43%)

HSVhsv(201, 74%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.105 236.5)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 26%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D81AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D81AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D81AE Complementary#AE5A2D Analogous#2DAE9B Analogous#2D40AE Triadic#AE2D81 Triadic#81AE2D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D81AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3898CC #59A9D4 #79BADC #96C8E4 #B6D9EC #D6EAF5

Shades

#276F96 #216082 #1B4E69 #163F55 #102D3D #0A1E29

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