#2F859D Color

#2F859D is rgb(47, 133, 157) in RGB and hsl(193, 54%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F859D

HEX#2F859D

RGBrgb(47, 133, 157)

HSLhsl(193, 54%, 40%)

HSVhsv(193, 70%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.088 220)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 15%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F859D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F859D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F859D Complementary#9D472F Analogous#2F9D7E Analogous#2F4E9D Triadic#9D2F85 Triadic#859D2F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F859D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#38A0BC #56B3CD #76C1D6 #95CFDF #B4DDE9 #D8EDF3

Shades

#297589 #236476 #1D5362 #163F4B #102F37 #0B1E23

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