#2E81BD Color

#2E81BD is rgb(46, 129, 189) in RGB and hsl(205, 61%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E81BD

HEX#2E81BD

RGBrgb(46, 129, 189)

HSLhsl(205, 61%, 46%)

HSVhsv(205, 76%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.121 244.3)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 32%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E81BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E81BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E81BD Complementary#BD692E Analogous#2EBDB1 Analogous#2E3ABD Triadic#BD2E81 Triadic#81BD2E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E81BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3E93D0 #5FA6D8 #7CB6DF #9CC8E7 #B9D8EE #DAEAF6

Shades

#2870A4 #22608C #1C4F73 #163E5A #102D42 #0A1C29

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