All About Color #2A5AA2

#2A5AA2

About #2A5AA2

#2A5AA2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A5AA2. In RGB it is red 42, green 90, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 216°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 74%, 44%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 6.81:1 on white and 3.08:1 on black.

#2A5AA2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 5A, A2
CMYK74.07%, 44.44%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal42, 90, 162
HSL216°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal52, 132, 242
HSV (HSB)216.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary101010, 1011010, 10100010
CIE-L*AB38.57, 9.40, -43.70
RGB Percent16.47%, 35.29%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH38.57, 44.70, 282.15
XYZ11.13, 10.41, 35.61
CIE-L*UV38.57, -17.75, -63.42
xyY0.19, 0.18, 10.41
Hunter-Lab32.27, 5.11, -42.83
RYB16.47%, 29.92%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A5AA2 on a dark background: contrast 3.08:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2A5AA2 on a light background: contrast 6.81:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A5AA2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A5AA2 · #5587D3 · #173159 · #A2722A · #D3A155

Analogous palette

#2AA272 · #2A96A2 · #2A5AA2 · #362AA2 · #722AA2

Triadic palette

#2A5AA2 · #A22A5A · #5AA22A · #5587D3 · #D35587

Tetradic palette

#2A5AA2 · #A22A96 · #A2722A · #2AA236 · #173159

Monochromatic palette

#0A1629 · #1A3865 · #2A5AA2 · #497FD0 · #85A9E0

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