#2E8BAD Color

#2E8BAD is rgb(46, 139, 173) in RGB and hsl(196, 58%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8BAD

HEX#2E8BAD

RGBrgb(46, 139, 173)

HSLhsl(196, 58%, 43%)

HSVhsv(196, 73%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.099 226.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8BAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8BAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8BAD Complementary#AD502E Analogous#2EAD90 Analogous#2E4CAD Triadic#AD2E8B Triadic#8BAD2E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8BAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3AA4CB #5AB3D3 #7AC2DC #96CFE3 #B6DEEC #D7ECF4

Shades

#287895 #226881 #1C5469 #164455 #10313C #0B2028

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