All About Color #2A27BE

#2A27BE

About #2A27BE

#2A27BE is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A27BE. In RGB it is red 42, green 39, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 241°, saturation 66%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 79%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 9.85:1 on white and 2.13:1 on black.

#2A27BE Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 27, BE
CMYK77.89%, 79.47%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal42, 39, 190
HSL241°, 66%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 47, 276
HSV (HSB)241.19°, 79.47%, 74.51%
RGB Binary101010, 100111, 10111110
CIE-L*AB28.54, 51.49, -76.71
RGB Percent16.47%, 15.29%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH28.54, 92.39, 303.87
XYZ10.97, 5.66, 49.23
CIE-L*UV28.54, -6.53, -96.15
xyY0.17, 0.09, 5.66
Hunter-Lab23.79, 40.70, -106.02
RYB16.47%, 15.29%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A27BE on a dark background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A27BE on a light background: contrast 9.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A27BE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A27BE · #6462DF · #191772 · #BCBE27 · #DDDF62

Analogous palette

#27BCBE · #2770BE · #2A27BE · #7527BE · #BE27BC

Triadic palette

#2A27BE · #BE2A27 · #27BE2A · #6462DF · #DF6462

Tetradic palette

#2A27BE · #BE2770 · #BCBE27 · #27BE75 · #191772

Monochromatic palette

#0E0D3F · #1C1A7F · #2A27BE · #5856DC · #9795E9

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