#2E97BD Color

#2E97BD is rgb(46, 151, 189) in RGB and hsl(196, 61%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2E97BD

HEX#2E97BD

RGBrgb(46, 151, 189)

HSLhsl(196, 61%, 46%)

HSVhsv(196, 76%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.108 227)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 20%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2E97BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2E97BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2E97BD Complementary#BD542E Analogous#2EBD9B Analogous#2E4FBD Triadic#BD2E97 Triadic#97BD2E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2E97BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3EA9D0 #5FB8D8 #7CC5DF #9CD3E7 #B9E0EE #DAEFF6

Shades

#2883A4 #226F8C #1C5C73 #16485A #103442 #0A2129

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