#2F8CB6 Color

#2F8CB6 is rgb(47, 140, 182) in RGB and hsl(199, 59%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F8CB6

HEX#2F8CB6

RGBrgb(47, 140, 182)

HSLhsl(199, 59%, 45%)

HSVhsv(199, 74%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.106 232.2)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F8CB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F8CB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F8CB6 Complementary#B65A2F Analogous#2FB69E Analogous#2F48B6 Triadic#B62F8C Triadic#8CB62F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F8CB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#40A1CE #5DAFD5 #7DBFDE #9ACDE5 #BADDED #D6EBF5

Shades

#29799E #236686 #1C546D #174459 #113241 #0A1F29

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