#2F81BC Color

#2F81BC is rgb(47, 129, 188) in RGB and hsl(205, 60%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F81BC

HEX#2F81BC

RGBrgb(47, 129, 188)

HSLhsl(205, 60%, 46%)

HSVhsv(205, 75%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.12 244)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 31%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F81BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F81BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F81BC Complementary#BC6A2F Analogous#2FBCB0 Analogous#2F3BBC Triadic#BC2F81 Triadic#81BC2F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F81BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3F93CF #60A5D7 #7CB6DE #9DC8E7 #BAD8EE #DAEAF6

Shades

#2970A3 #235F8B #1D4F72 #163E5A #102D41 #0A1C29

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