#2E8BB2 Color

#2E8BB2 is rgb(46, 139, 178) in RGB and hsl(198, 59%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8BB2

HEX#2E8BB2

RGBrgb(46, 139, 178)

HSLhsl(198, 59%, 44%)

HSVhsv(198, 74%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.103 230.3)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 22%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8BB2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8BB2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8BB2 Complementary#B2562E Analogous#2EB298 Analogous#2E48B2 Triadic#B22E8B Triadic#8BB22E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8BB2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3CA1CD #59AFD4 #79BFDC #9ACEE5 #BADEED #D6ECF5

Shades

#28789A #236886 #1C556D #164255 #102F3D #0A2029

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