All About Color #2872C8

#2872C8

About #2872C8

#2872C8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2872C8. In RGB it is red 40, green 114, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 212°, saturation 67%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 80%, 43%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 4.85:1 on white and 4.33:1 on black.

#2872C8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 72, C8
CMYK80.00%, 43.00%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal40, 114, 200
HSL212°, 67%, 47%
RGB Octal50, 162, 310
HSV (HSB)212.25°, 80.00%, 78.43%
RGB Binary101000, 1110010, 11001000
CIE-L*AB47.82, 8.36, -51.10
RGB Percent15.69%, 44.71%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH47.82, 51.78, 279.29
XYZ17.32, 16.66, 56.95
CIE-L*UV47.82, -24.67, -78.38
xyY0.19, 0.18, 16.66
Hunter-Lab40.81, 4.32, -54.16
RYB15.69%, 35.53%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2872C8 on a dark background: contrast 4.33:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2872C8 on a light background: contrast 4.85:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2872C8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2872C8 · #6AA2E2 · #18477B · #C87D28 · #E2AA6A

Analogous palette

#28C87D · #28C3C8 · #2872C8 · #2D28C8 · #7D28C8

Triadic palette

#2872C8 · #C82872 · #72C828 · #6AA2E2 · #E26AA2

Tetradic palette

#2872C8 · #C828C3 · #C87D28 · #28C82D · #18477B

Monochromatic palette

#0E2948 · #1B4E88 · #2872C8 · #5D9ADF · #9DC2EC

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