All About Color #2A40A2

#2A40A2

About #2A40A2

#2A40A2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A40A2. In RGB it is red 42, green 64, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 229°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 74%, 60%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 8.92:1 on white and 2.35:1 on black.

#2A40A2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 40, A2
CMYK74.07%, 60.49%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal42, 64, 162
HSL229°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal52, 100, 242
HSV (HSB)229.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary101010, 1000000, 10100010
CIE-L*AB31.27, 26.72, -55.50
RGB Percent16.47%, 25.10%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH31.27, 61.60, 295.71
XYZ9.31, 6.77, 35.00
CIE-L*UV31.27, -10.28, -75.66
xyY0.18, 0.13, 6.77
Hunter-Lab26.01, 18.35, -61.55
RYB16.47%, 23.76%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A40A2 on a dark background: contrast 2.35:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A40A2 on a light background: contrast 8.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A40A2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A40A2 · #556CD3 · #172359 · #A28C2A · #D3BC55

Analogous palette

#2AA28C · #2A7CA2 · #2A40A2 · #502AA2 · #8C2AA2

Triadic palette

#2A40A2 · #A22A40 · #40A22A · #556CD3 · #D3556C

Tetradic palette

#2A40A2 · #A22A7C · #A28C2A · #2AA250 · #172359

Monochromatic palette

#0A1029 · #1A2865 · #2A40A2 · #4961D0 · #8596E0

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