All About Color #2A40AC

#2A40AC

About #2A40AC

#2A40AC is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A40AC. In RGB it is red 42, green 64, blue 172; in HSL it is hue 230°, saturation 61%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 76%, 63%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 8.65:1 on white and 2.43:1 on black.

#2A40AC Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 40, AC
CMYK75.58%, 62.79%, 0.00%, 32.55%
RGB Decimal42, 64, 172
HSL230°, 61%, 42%
RGB Octal52, 100, 254
HSV (HSB)229.85°, 75.58%, 67.45%
RGB Binary101010, 1000000, 10101100
CIE-L*AB32.12, 30.47, -60.12
RGB Percent16.47%, 25.10%, 67.45%
CIE-L*CH32.12, 67.40, 296.88
XYZ10.23, 7.14, 39.87
CIE-L*UV32.12, -10.45, -82.32
xyY0.18, 0.12, 7.14
Hunter-Lab26.72, 21.63, -69.78
RYB16.47%, 23.85%, 67.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A40AC on a dark background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A40AC on a light background: contrast 8.65:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A40AC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A40AC · #5B70D7 · #182463 · #AC972A · #D7C25B

Analogous palette

#2AAC97 · #2A81AC · #2A40AC · #552AAC · #972AAC

Triadic palette

#2A40AC · #AC2A40 · #40AC2A · #5B70D7 · #D75B70

Tetradic palette

#2A40AC · #AC2A81 · #AC972A · #2AAC55 · #182463

Monochromatic palette

#0C1231 · #1B296F · #2A40AC · #4E65D4 · #8C9BE3

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