All About Color #2A42CB

#2A42CB

About #2A42CB

#2A42CB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A42CB. In RGB it is red 42, green 66, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 66%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 79%, 67%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 7.66:1 on white and 2.74:1 on black.

#2A42CB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 42, CB
CMYK79.31%, 67.49%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal42, 66, 203
HSL231°, 66%, 48%
RGB Octal52, 102, 313
HSV (HSB)231.06°, 79.31%, 79.61%
RGB Binary101010, 1000010, 11001011
CIE-L*AB35.40, 40.49, -73.00
RGB Percent16.47%, 25.88%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH35.40, 83.47, 299.02
XYZ13.68, 8.70, 57.46
CIE-L*UV35.40, -11.48, -101.69
xyY0.17, 0.11, 8.70
Hunter-Lab29.50, 31.18, -94.85
RYB16.47%, 24.66%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A42CB on a dark background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A42CB on a light background: contrast 7.66:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A42CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A42CB · #6F80E2 · #1A297F · #CBB32A · #E2D06F

Analogous palette

#2ACBB3 · #2A93CB · #2A42CB · #622ACB · #B32ACB

Triadic palette

#2A42CB · #CB2A42 · #42CB2A · #6F80E2 · #E26F80

Tetradic palette

#2A42CB · #CB2A93 · #CBB32A · #2ACB62 · #1A297F

Monochromatic palette

#10194C · #1D2D8C · #2A42CB · #6275DF · #A2ADEC

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