All About Color #2840E2

#2840E2

About #2840E2

#2840E2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2840E2. In RGB it is red 40, green 64, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 232°, saturation 76%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 82%, 72%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 7.19:1 on white and 2.92:1 on black.

#2840E2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 40, E2
CMYK82.30%, 71.68%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal40, 64, 226
HSL232°, 76%, 52%
RGB Octal50, 100, 342
HSV (HSB)232.26°, 82.30%, 88.63%
RGB Binary101000, 1000000, 11100010
CIE-L*AB37.13, 49.55, -83.39
RGB Percent15.69%, 25.10%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH37.13, 97.00, 300.72
XYZ16.44, 9.61, 72.94
CIE-L*UV37.13, -11.85, -116.03
xyY0.17, 0.10, 9.61
Hunter-Lab31.00, 40.40, -117.81
RYB15.69%, 24.02%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2840E2 on a dark background: contrast 2.92:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2840E2 on a light background: contrast 7.19:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2840E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2840E2 · #7888ED · #152699 · #E2C928 · #EDDD78

Analogous palette

#28E2C9 · #289DE2 · #2840E2 · #6C28E2 · #C928E2

Triadic palette

#2840E2 · #E22840 · #40E228 · #7888ED · #ED7888

Tetradic palette

#2840E2 · #E2289D · #E2C928 · #28E26C · #152699

Monochromatic palette

#0D1963 · #172AA6 · #2840E2 · #6B7CEB · #AEB8F4

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