#2F8AB1 Color

#2F8AB1 is rgb(47, 138, 177) in RGB and hsl(198, 58%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F8AB1

HEX#2F8AB1

RGBrgb(47, 138, 177)

HSLhsl(198, 58%, 44%)

HSVhsv(198, 73%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.102 230.7)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 22%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F8AB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F8AB1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F8AB1 Complementary#B1562F Analogous#2FB197 Analogous#2F49B1 Triadic#B12F8A Triadic#8AB12F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F8AB1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3EA1CC #5AAFD3 #7ABEDC #9ACEE4 #BBDEED #D7EBF4

Shades

#297799 #236885 #1D556D #164255 #102F3C #0B1F28

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