#2D81BE Color

#2D81BE is rgb(45, 129, 190) in RGB and hsl(205, 62%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D81BE

HEX#2D81BE

RGBrgb(45, 129, 190)

HSLhsl(205, 62%, 46%)

HSVhsv(205, 76%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.123 244.5)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 32%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D81BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D81BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D81BE Complementary#BE692D Analogous#2DBEB2 Analogous#2D39BE Triadic#BE2D81 Triadic#81BE2D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D81BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3D94D1 #5EA6D9 #7BB6E0 #9CC8E8 #B9D8EF #DAEAF6

Shades

#2771A5 #21608C #1B4F74 #153E5B #102D42 #0A1C29

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