All About Color #2A48A2

#2A48A2

About #2A48A2

#2A48A2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A48A2. In RGB it is red 42, green 72, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 225°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 74%, 56%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 8.24:1 on white and 2.55:1 on black.

#2A48A2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 48, A2
CMYK74.07%, 55.56%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal42, 72, 162
HSL225°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal52, 110, 242
HSV (HSB)225.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary101010, 1001000, 10100010
CIE-L*AB33.43, 21.37, -51.99
RGB Percent16.47%, 28.24%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH33.43, 56.21, 292.34
XYZ9.79, 7.74, 35.16
CIE-L*UV33.43, -12.37, -72.71
xyY0.19, 0.15, 7.74
Hunter-Lab27.81, 14.18, -55.48
RYB16.47%, 25.88%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A48A2 on a dark background: contrast 2.55:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A48A2 on a light background: contrast 8.24:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A48A2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A48A2 · #5574D3 · #172859 · #A2842A · #D3B355

Analogous palette

#2AA284 · #2A84A2 · #2A48A2 · #482AA2 · #842AA2

Triadic palette

#2A48A2 · #A22A48 · #48A22A · #5574D3 · #D35574

Tetradic palette

#2A48A2 · #A22A84 · #A2842A · #2AA248 · #172859

Monochromatic palette

#0A1229 · #1A2D65 · #2A48A2 · #496AD0 · #859CE0

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