#2D8AB9 Color

#2D8AB9 is rgb(45, 138, 185) in RGB and hsl(200, 61%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D8AB9

HEX#2D8AB9

RGBrgb(45, 138, 185)

HSLhsl(200, 61%, 45%)

HSVhsv(200, 76%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.111 235.3)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 25%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D8AB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D8AB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D8AB9 Complementary#B95B2D Analogous#2DB9A1 Analogous#2D44B9 Triadic#B92D8A Triadic#8AB92D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D8AB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3EA0D0 #5BAED7 #7CBEDF #98CCE6 #B9DCEE #D6EBF5

Shades

#2778A0 #216587 #1B536F #16445A #103142 #0A1F29

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