All About Color #2A4AA2

#2A4AA2

About #2A4AA2

#2A4AA2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A4AA2. In RGB it is red 42, green 74, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 74%, 54%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 8.08:1 on white and 2.60:1 on black.

#2A4AA2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 4A, A2
CMYK74.07%, 54.32%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal42, 74, 162
HSL224°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal52, 112, 242
HSV (HSB)224.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary101010, 1001010, 10100010
CIE-L*AB33.98, 20.02, -51.10
RGB Percent16.47%, 29.02%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH33.98, 54.88, 291.40
XYZ9.93, 8.00, 35.20
CIE-L*UV33.98, -12.92, -71.85
xyY0.19, 0.15, 8.00
Hunter-Lab28.28, 13.15, -54.00
RYB16.47%, 26.38%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A4AA2 on a dark background: contrast 2.60:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A4AA2 on a light background: contrast 8.08:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A4AA2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A4AA2 · #5576D3 · #172959 · #A2822A · #D3B155

Analogous palette

#2AA282 · #2A86A2 · #2A4AA2 · #462AA2 · #822AA2

Triadic palette

#2A4AA2 · #A22A4A · #4AA22A · #5576D3 · #D35576

Tetradic palette

#2A4AA2 · #A22A86 · #A2822A · #2AA246 · #172959

Monochromatic palette

#0A1229 · #1A2E65 · #2A4AA2 · #496DD0 · #859DE0

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