All About Color #2A42A2

#2A42A2

About #2A42A2

#2A42A2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A42A2. In RGB it is red 42, green 66, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 228°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 74%, 59%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 8.75:1 on white and 2.40:1 on black.

#2A42A2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 42, A2
CMYK74.07%, 59.26%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal42, 66, 162
HSL228°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal52, 102, 242
HSV (HSB)228.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary101010, 1000010, 10100010
CIE-L*AB31.80, 25.39, -54.64
RGB Percent16.47%, 25.88%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH31.80, 60.25, 294.92
XYZ9.42, 7.00, 35.04
CIE-L*UV31.80, -10.78, -74.99
xyY0.18, 0.14, 7.00
Hunter-Lab26.45, 17.31, -60.01
RYB16.47%, 24.31%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A42A2 on a dark background: contrast 2.40:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A42A2 on a light background: contrast 8.75:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A42A2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A42A2 · #556ED3 · #172459 · #A28A2A · #D3BA55

Analogous palette

#2AA28A · #2A7EA2 · #2A42A2 · #4E2AA2 · #8A2AA2

Triadic palette

#2A42A2 · #A22A42 · #42A22A · #556ED3 · #D3556E

Tetradic palette

#2A42A2 · #A22A7E · #A28A2A · #2AA24E · #172459

Monochromatic palette

#0A1029 · #1A2965 · #2A42A2 · #4964D0 · #8597E0

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