#2D8BB4 Color

#2D8BB4 is rgb(45, 139, 180) in RGB and hsl(198, 60%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D8BB4

HEX#2D8BB4

RGBrgb(45, 139, 180)

HSLhsl(198, 60%, 44%)

HSVhsv(198, 75%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.105 231.4)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D8BB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D8BB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D8BB4 Complementary#B4552D Analogous#2DB499 Analogous#2D48B4 Triadic#B42D8B Triadic#8BB42D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D8BB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3BA2CE #58B0D5 #78BFDD #99CFE6 #BADEEE #D6ECF5

Shades

#27789B #226887 #1C556E #154256 #0F2F3D #0A2029

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