All About Color #2870BD

#2870BD

About #2870BD

#2870BD is a medium blue color with the hex code #2870BD. In RGB it is red 40, green 112, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 211°, saturation 65%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 79%, 41%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.07:1 on white and 4.14:1 on black.

#2870BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 70, BD
CMYK78.84%, 40.74%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal40, 112, 189
HSL211°, 65%, 45%
RGB Octal50, 160, 275
HSV (HSB)211.01°, 78.84%, 74.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1110000, 10111101
CIE-L*AB46.60, 5.43, -46.73
RGB Percent15.69%, 43.92%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH46.60, 47.04, 276.62
XYZ15.85, 15.71, 50.34
CIE-L*UV46.60, -24.41, -70.89
xyY0.19, 0.19, 15.71
Hunter-Lab39.64, 2.02, -47.55
RYB15.69%, 34.72%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2870BD on a dark background: contrast 4.14:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2870BD on a light background: contrast 5.07:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2870BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2870BD · #639FDE · #184372 · #BD7528 · #DEA363

Analogous palette

#28BD75 · #28BBBD · #2870BD · #2B28BD · #7528BD

Triadic palette

#2870BD · #BD2870 · #70BD28 · #639FDE · #DE639F

Tetradic palette

#2870BD · #BD28BB · #BD7528 · #28BD2B · #184372

Monochromatic palette

#0D253F · #1B4B7E · #2870BD · #5797DB · #96BEE9

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