All About Color #2872E2

#2872E2

About #2872E2

#2872E2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2872E2. In RGB it is red 40, green 114, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 216°, saturation 76%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 82%, 50%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 4.57:1 on white and 4.60:1 on black.

#2872E2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 72, E2
CMYK82.30%, 49.56%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal40, 114, 226
HSL216°, 76%, 52%
RGB Octal50, 162, 342
HSV (HSB)216.13°, 82.30%, 88.63%
RGB Binary101000, 1110010, 11100010
CIE-L*AB49.47, 18.25, -63.23
RGB Percent15.69%, 44.71%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH49.47, 65.81, 286.10
XYZ20.62, 17.98, 74.33
CIE-L*UV49.47, -23.88, -98.46
xyY0.18, 0.16, 17.98
Hunter-Lab42.40, 12.61, -74.27
RYB15.69%, 36.45%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2872E2 on a dark background: contrast 4.60:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2872E2 on a light background: contrast 4.57:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2872E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2872E2 · #78A7ED · #154A99 · #E29728 · #EDBE78

Analogous palette

#28E297 · #28CFE2 · #2872E2 · #3A28E2 · #9728E2

Triadic palette

#2872E2 · #E22872 · #72E228 · #78A7ED · #ED78A7

Tetradic palette

#2872E2 · #E228CF · #E29728 · #28E23A · #154A99

Monochromatic palette

#0D3063 · #1750A6 · #2872E2 · #6B9EEB · #AECAF4

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