#2E81B8 Color

#2E81B8 is rgb(46, 129, 184) in RGB and hsl(204, 60%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E81B8

HEX#2E81B8

RGBrgb(46, 129, 184)

HSLhsl(204, 60%, 45%)

HSVhsv(204, 75%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.115 242)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 30%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E81B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E81B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E81B8 Complementary#B8652E Analogous#2EB8AA Analogous#2E3CB8 Triadic#B82E81 Triadic#81B82E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E81B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3F96CF #5CA5D6 #7CB7DE #99C7E6 #BAD9EE #D6E9F5

Shades

#286F9F #225E87 #1C4D6E #163F5A #102E41 #0A1D29

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