#2E72B2 Color

#2E72B2 is rgb(46, 114, 178) in RGB and hsl(209, 59%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#2E72B2

HEX#2E72B2

RGBrgb(46, 114, 178)

HSLhsl(209, 59%, 44%)

HSVhsv(209, 74%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(54% 0.121 250)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 36%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E72B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E72B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E72B2 Complementary#B26E2E Analogous#2EB2B0 Analogous#2E30B2 Triadic#B22E72 Triadic#72B22E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E72B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3C87CD #5999D4 #79ADDC #9AC1E5 #BAD5ED #D6E6F5

Shades

#28639A #235686 #1C466D #163755 #10273D #0A1A29

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