#2F8CB1 Color

#2F8CB1 is rgb(47, 140, 177) in RGB and hsl(197, 58%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F8CB1

HEX#2F8CB1

RGBrgb(47, 140, 177)

HSLhsl(197, 58%, 44%)

HSVhsv(197, 73%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.102 228.8)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 21%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F8CB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F8CB1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F8CB1 Complementary#B1542F Analogous#2FB195 Analogous#2F4BB1 Triadic#B12F8C Triadic#8CB12F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F8CB1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3EA3CC #5AB1D3 #7AC0DC #9ACFE4 #BBDFED #D7ECF4

Shades

#297999 #236985 #1D566D #164355 #10303C #0B2028

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