All About Color #2A56BB

#2A56BB

About #2A56BB

#2A56BB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A56BB. In RGB it is red 42, green 86, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 222°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 54%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.67:1 on white and 3.15:1 on black.

#2A56BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 56, BB
CMYK77.54%, 54.01%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 86, 187
HSL222°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 126, 273
HSV (HSB)221.79°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 1010110, 10111011
CIE-L*AB39.13, 21.63, -57.57
RGB Percent16.47%, 33.73%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH39.13, 61.50, 290.60
XYZ13.25, 10.74, 48.39
CIE-L*UV39.13, -16.22, -84.37
xyY0.18, 0.15, 10.74
Hunter-Lab32.77, 14.86, -64.62
RYB16.47%, 29.71%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A56BB on a dark background: contrast 3.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2A56BB on a light background: contrast 6.67:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A56BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A56BB · #6589DC · #193370 · #BB902A · #DCB865

Analogous palette

#2ABB90 · #2A9EBB · #2A56BB · #472ABB · #902ABB

Triadic palette

#2A56BB · #BB2A56 · #56BB2A · #6589DC · #DC6589

Tetradic palette

#2A56BB · #BB2A9E · #BB902A · #2ABB47 · #193370

Monochromatic palette

#0E1D3E · #1C397D · #2A56BB · #597FD9 · #97AFE7

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