#2D85AE Color

#2D85AE is rgb(45, 133, 174) in RGB and hsl(199, 59%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D85AE

HEX#2D85AE

RGBrgb(45, 133, 174)

HSLhsl(199, 59%, 43%)

HSVhsv(199, 74%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.103 232.9)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 24%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D85AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D85AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D85AE Complementary#AE562D Analogous#2DAE97 Analogous#2D45AE Triadic#AE2D85 Triadic#85AE2D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D85AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#389DCC #59ADD4 #79BDDC #96CBE4 #B6DBEC #D6EBF5

Shades

#277396 #216382 #1B5169 #164155 #102F3D #0A1F29

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