#2B5876 Hex Color
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A desaturated, dark slate tone, #2b5876 feels serious and grounded. This color offers a stable, professional backdrop for finance or government UI projects. It maintains excellent readability with white text, comfortably meeting accessibility standards for body copy. Because of its muted character, it works best as a dominant base color rather than a small accent, appearing most effective when paired with soft, warm creams to temper its coolness.
Questions about #2b5876
What is #2b5876 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #2b5876 is rgb(43, 88, 118), in HSL hsl(204, 47%, 32%) and in CMYK 64%, 25%, 0%, 54%.
What color palettes work best with #2b5876?
Is #2b5876 readable on white or black?
#2b5876 has a 7.60:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.76:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.