#2E8CA8 Color

#2E8CA8 is rgb(46, 140, 168) in RGB and hsl(194, 57%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8CA8

HEX#2E8CA8

RGBrgb(46, 140, 168)

HSLhsl(194, 57%, 42%)

HSVhsv(194, 73%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.095 221.8)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 17%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8CA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8CA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8CA8 Complementary#A84B2E Analogous#2EA888 Analogous#2E4FA8 Triadic#A82E8C Triadic#8CA82E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8CA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37A6C8 #57B4D1 #77C3DA #97D1E2 #B7DFEB #D7EDF4

Shades

#297B94 #22677C #1D5668 #164350 #10323C #0A1E24

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