All About Color #2978BC

#2978BC

About #2978BC

#2978BC is a medium blue color with the hex code #2978BC. In RGB it is red 41, green 120, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 36%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.66:1 on white and 4.51:1 on black.

#2978BC Color Conversion

Hex triplet29, 78, BC
CMYK78.19%, 36.17%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal41, 120, 188
HSL208°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal51, 170, 274
HSV (HSB)207.76°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary101001, 1111000, 10111100
CIE-L*AB48.93, 0.23, -42.44
RGB Percent16.08%, 47.06%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH48.93, 42.44, 270.31
XYZ16.71, 17.54, 50.08
CIE-L*UV48.93, -26.97, -64.42
xyY0.20, 0.21, 17.54
Hunter-Lab41.88, -2.06, -41.60
RYB16.08%, 36.23%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2978BC on a dark background: contrast 4.51:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2978BC on a light background: contrast 4.66:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2978BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2978BC · #64A5DD · #194871 · #BC6E29 · #DD9D64

Analogous palette

#29BC6E · #29BCB7 · #2978BC · #292EBC · #6E29BC

Triadic palette

#2978BC · #BC2978 · #78BC29 · #64A5DD · #DD64A5

Tetradic palette

#2978BC · #B729BC · #BC6E29 · #2EBC29 · #194871

Monochromatic palette

#0E283F · #1C507D · #2978BC · #589DDA · #96C2E8

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