All About Color #2A42DF

#2A42DF

About #2A42DF

#2A42DF is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A42DF. In RGB it is red 42, green 66, blue 223; in HSL it is hue 232°, saturation 74%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 81%, 70%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 7.13:1 on white and 2.94:1 on black.

#2A42DF Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 42, DF
CMYK81.17%, 70.40%, 0.00%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal42, 66, 223
HSL232°, 74%, 52%
RGB Octal52, 102, 337
HSV (HSB)232.04°, 81.17%, 87.45%
RGB Binary101010, 1000010, 11011111
CIE-L*AB37.33, 47.49, -81.35
RGB Percent16.47%, 25.88%, 87.45%
CIE-L*CH37.33, 94.20, 300.27
XYZ16.22, 9.72, 70.83
CIE-L*UV37.33, -11.91, -113.94
xyY0.17, 0.10, 9.72
Hunter-Lab31.17, 38.35, -112.91
RYB16.47%, 24.78%, 87.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A42DF on a dark background: contrast 2.94:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A42DF on a light background: contrast 7.13:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A42DF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A42DF · #7A89EB · #172897 · #DFC72A · #EBDC7A

Analogous palette

#2ADFC7 · #2A9DDF · #2A42DF · #6C2ADF · #C72ADF

Triadic palette

#2A42DF · #DF2A42 · #42DF2A · #7A89EB · #EB7A89

Tetradic palette

#2A42DF · #DF2A9D · #DFC72A · #2ADF6C · #172897

Monochromatic palette

#0F1A62 · #192BA4 · #2A42DF · #6D7DE9 · #AFB8F3

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