All About Color #2A42AC

#2A42AC

About #2A42AC

#2A42AC is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A42AC. In RGB it is red 42, green 66, blue 172; in HSL it is hue 229°, saturation 61%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 76%, 62%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 8.49:1 on white and 2.47:1 on black.

#2A42AC Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 42, AC
CMYK75.58%, 61.63%, 0.00%, 32.55%
RGB Decimal42, 66, 172
HSL229°, 61%, 42%
RGB Octal52, 102, 254
HSV (HSB)228.92°, 75.58%, 67.45%
RGB Binary101010, 1000010, 10101100
CIE-L*AB32.63, 29.15, -59.29
RGB Percent16.47%, 25.88%, 67.45%
CIE-L*CH32.63, 66.07, 296.19
XYZ10.35, 7.37, 39.91
CIE-L*UV32.63, -10.92, -81.74
xyY0.18, 0.13, 7.37
Hunter-Lab27.14, 20.56, -68.17
RYB16.47%, 24.42%, 67.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A42AC on a dark background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A42AC on a light background: contrast 8.49:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A42AC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A42AC · #5B72D7 · #182663 · #AC942A · #D7C05B

Analogous palette

#2AAC94 · #2A83AC · #2A42AC · #532AAC · #942AAC

Triadic palette

#2A42AC · #AC2A42 · #42AC2A · #5B72D7 · #D75B72

Tetradic palette

#2A42AC · #AC2A83 · #AC942A · #2AAC53 · #182663

Monochromatic palette

#0C1331 · #1B2A6F · #2A42AC · #4E67D4 · #8C9CE3

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