#2F8EB6 Color

#2F8EB6 is rgb(47, 142, 182) in RGB and hsl(198, 59%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#2F8EB6

HEX#2F8EB6

RGBrgb(47, 142, 182)

HSLhsl(198, 59%, 45%)

HSVhsv(198, 74%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.105 230.4)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 22%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2F8EB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2F8EB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2F8EB6 Complementary#B6582F Analogous#2FB69B Analogous#2F4AB6 Triadic#B62F8E Triadic#8EB62F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2F8EB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#40A3CE #5DB1D5 #7DC1DE #9ACEE5 #BADEED #D6ECF5

Shades

#297B9E #236886 #1C556D #174559 #113241 #0A2029

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