#2E8CB8 Color

#2E8CB8 is rgb(46, 140, 184) in RGB and hsl(199, 60%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8CB8

HEX#2E8CB8

RGBrgb(46, 140, 184)

HSLhsl(199, 60%, 45%)

HSVhsv(199, 75%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.108 233.2)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 24%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8CB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8CB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8CB8 Complementary#B85A2E Analogous#2EB89E Analogous#2E47B8 Triadic#B82E8C Triadic#8CB82E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8CB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3FA2CF #5CAFD6 #7CBFDE #99CDE6 #BADDEE #D6EBF5

Shades

#28799F #226787 #1C546E #16445A #103241 #0A1F29

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