All About Color #2990BC

#2990BC

About #2990BC

#2990BC is a medium blue color with the hex code #2990BC. In RGB it is red 41, green 144, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 23%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.61:1 on white and 5.81:1 on black.

#2990BC Color Conversion

Hex triplet29, 90, BC
CMYK78.19%, 23.40%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal41, 144, 188
HSL198°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal51, 220, 274
HSV (HSB)197.96°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary101001, 10010000, 10111100
CIE-L*AB56.14, -13.71, -31.12
RGB Percent16.08%, 56.47%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH56.14, 34.01, 246.22
XYZ19.96, 24.05, 51.17
CIE-L*UV56.14, -35.27, -46.09
xyY0.21, 0.25, 24.05
Hunter-Lab49.04, -13.15, -27.53
RYB16.08%, 39.83%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2990BC on a dark background: contrast 5.81:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2990BC on a light background: contrast 3.61:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2990BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2990BC · #64B9DD · #195671 · #BC5529 · #DD8864

Analogous palette

#29BC55 · #29BC9F · #2990BC · #2947BC · #5529BC

Triadic palette

#2990BC · #BC2990 · #90BC29 · #64B9DD · #DD64B9

Tetradic palette

#2990BC · #9F29BC · #BC5529 · #47BC29 · #195671

Monochromatic palette

#0E303F · #1C607D · #2990BC · #58B3DA · #96D0E8

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