#2D8EA4 Color

#2D8EA4 is rgb(45, 142, 164) in RGB and hsl(191, 57%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2D8EA4

HEX#2D8EA4

RGBrgb(45, 142, 164)

HSLhsl(191, 57%, 41%)

HSVhsv(191, 73%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.093 216.2)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 13%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2D8EA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2D8EA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2D8EA4 Complementary#A4432D Analogous#2DA47E Analogous#2D53A4 Triadic#A42D8E Triadic#8EA42D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2D8EA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#36AAC4 #53B9D0 #73C6D9 #97D5E2 #B7E2EB #D7EFF4

Shades

#277D90 #216878 #1B5764 #164550 #10343C #0A1F24

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