All About Color #2838A4

#2838A4

About #2838A4

#2838A4 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2838A4. In RGB it is red 40, green 56, blue 164; in HSL it is hue 232°, saturation 61%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 76%, 66%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 9.58:1 on white and 2.19:1 on black.

#2838A4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 38, A4
CMYK75.61%, 65.85%, 0.00%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal40, 56, 164
HSL232°, 61%, 40%
RGB Octal50, 70, 244
HSV (HSB)232.26°, 75.61%, 64.31%
RGB Binary101000, 111000, 10100100
CIE-L*AB29.31, 32.51, -59.92
RGB Percent15.69%, 21.96%, 64.31%
CIE-L*CH29.31, 68.17, 298.48
XYZ8.99, 5.96, 35.80
CIE-L*UV29.31, -8.79, -79.13
xyY0.18, 0.12, 5.96
Hunter-Lab24.41, 23.01, -69.85
RYB15.69%, 21.24%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2838A4 on a dark background: contrast 2.19:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2838A4 on a light background: contrast 9.58:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2838A4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2838A4 · #5364D5 · #161F5A · #A49428 · #D5C453

Analogous palette

#28A494 · #2877A4 · #2838A4 · #5528A4 · #9428A4

Triadic palette

#2838A4 · #A42838 · #38A428 · #5364D5 · #D55364

Tetradic palette

#2838A4 · #A42877 · #A49428 · #28A455 · #161F5A

Monochromatic palette

#0A0E29 · #192367 · #2838A4 · #4659D2 · #8490E1

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