All About Color #2840C8

#2840C8

About #2840C8

#2840C8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2840C8. In RGB it is red 40, green 64, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 67%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 80%, 68%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 7.90:1 on white and 2.66:1 on black.

#2840C8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 40, C8
CMYK80.00%, 68.00%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal40, 64, 200
HSL231°, 67%, 47%
RGB Octal50, 100, 310
HSV (HSB)231.00°, 80.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary101000, 1000000, 11001000
CIE-L*AB34.58, 40.50, -72.61
RGB Percent15.69%, 25.10%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH34.58, 83.14, 299.15
XYZ13.13, 8.29, 55.55
CIE-L*UV34.58, -11.27, -100.25
xyY0.17, 0.11, 8.29
Hunter-Lab28.79, 31.05, -94.25
RYB15.69%, 23.87%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2840C8 on a dark background: contrast 2.66:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2840C8 on a light background: contrast 7.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2840C8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2840C8 · #6A7CE2 · #18277B · #C8B028 · #E2D06A

Analogous palette

#28C8B0 · #2890C8 · #2840C8 · #6028C8 · #B028C8

Triadic palette

#2840C8 · #C82840 · #40C828 · #6A7CE2 · #E26A7C

Tetradic palette

#2840C8 · #C82890 · #C8B028 · #28C860 · #18277B

Monochromatic palette

#0E1748 · #1B2B88 · #2840C8 · #5D71DF · #9DA9EC

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