#2E8EB8 Color

#2E8EB8 is rgb(46, 142, 184) in RGB and hsl(198, 60%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E8EB8

HEX#2E8EB8

RGBrgb(46, 142, 184)

HSLhsl(198, 60%, 45%)

HSVhsv(198, 75%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.107 231.5)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 23%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E8EB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E8EB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E8EB8 Complementary#B8572E Analogous#2EB89C Analogous#2E49B8 Triadic#B82E8E Triadic#8EB82E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E8EB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3FA4CF #5CB1D6 #7CC1DE #99CFE6 #BADEEE #D6ECF5

Shades

#287B9F #226887 #1C556E #16465A #103341 #0A2029

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