#2D8BBE Color

#2D8BBE is rgb(45, 139, 190) in RGB and hsl(201, 62%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D8BBE

HEX#2D8BBE

RGBrgb(45, 139, 190)

HSLhsl(201, 62%, 46%)

HSVhsv(201, 76%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.115 237.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D8BBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D8BBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D8BBE Complementary#BE5F2D Analogous#2DBEA8 Analogous#2D42BE Triadic#BE2D8B Triadic#8BBE2D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D8BBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3D9DD1 #5EAED9 #7BBDE0 #9CCDE8 #B9DCEF #DAECF6

Shades

#2779A5 #21678C #1B5574 #15435B #103042 #0A1E29

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