#2D8AC8 Color

#2D8AC8 is rgb(45, 138, 200) in RGB and hsl(204, 63%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D8AC8

HEX#2D8AC8

RGBrgb(45, 138, 200)

HSLhsl(204, 63%, 48%)

HSVhsv(204, 77%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.127 242.7)

CMYKcmyk(77%, 31%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D8AC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D8AC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D8AC8 Complementary#C86B2D Analogous#2DC8B8 Analogous#2D3DC8 Triadic#C82D8A Triadic#8AC82D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D8AC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#449BD5 #61AADB #7EBAE2 #9FCCE9 #BCDBF0 #DAEBF7

Shades

#2879AF #216491 #1B5379 #164260 #103147 #091D2A

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