All About Color #2A40BB

#2A40BB

About #2A40BB

#2A40BB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A40BB. In RGB it is red 42, green 64, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 66%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 8.24:1 on white and 2.55:1 on black.

#2A40BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 40, BB
CMYK77.54%, 65.78%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 64, 187
HSL231°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 100, 273
HSV (HSB)230.90°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 1000000, 10111011
CIE-L*AB33.45, 35.99, -66.84
RGB Percent16.47%, 25.10%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH33.45, 75.91, 298.30
XYZ11.76, 7.75, 47.89
CIE-L*UV33.45, -10.73, -92.03
xyY0.17, 0.11, 7.75
Hunter-Lab27.83, 26.70, -82.53
RYB16.47%, 23.96%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A40BB on a dark background: contrast 2.55:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A40BB on a light background: contrast 8.24:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A40BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A40BB · #6577DC · #192670 · #BBA52A · #DCCA65

Analogous palette

#2ABBA5 · #2A88BB · #2A40BB · #5D2ABB · #A52ABB

Triadic palette

#2A40BB · #BB2A40 · #40BB2A · #6577DC · #DC6577

Tetradic palette

#2A40BB · #BB2A88 · #BBA52A · #2ABB5D · #192670

Monochromatic palette

#0E153E · #1C2B7D · #2A40BB · #596CD9 · #97A3E7

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