#2E8BBD Color

#2E8BBD is rgb(46, 139, 189) in RGB and hsl(201, 61%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8BBD

HEX#2E8BBD

RGBrgb(46, 139, 189)

HSLhsl(201, 61%, 46%)

HSVhsv(201, 76%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.114 236.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8BBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8BBD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8BBD Complementary#BD602E Analogous#2EBDA7 Analogous#2E43BD Triadic#BD2E8B Triadic#8BBD2E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8BBD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3E9DD0 #5FAED8 #7CBCDF #9CCDE7 #B9DCEE #DAECF6

Shades

#2879A4 #22678C #1C5473 #16425A #103042 #0A1E29

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