All About Color #2A5BBB

#2A5BBB

About #2A5BBB

#2A5BBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A5BBB. In RGB it is red 42, green 91, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 220°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 51%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 6.34:1 on white and 3.31:1 on black.

#2A5BBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 5B, BB
CMYK77.54%, 51.34%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 91, 187
HSL220°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 133, 273
HSV (HSB)219.72°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 1011011, 10111011
CIE-L*AB40.51, 18.35, -55.33
RGB Percent16.47%, 35.69%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH40.51, 58.30, 288.35
XYZ13.67, 11.56, 48.53
CIE-L*UV40.51, -17.65, -81.91
xyY0.19, 0.16, 11.56
Hunter-Lab34.00, 12.23, -60.81
RYB16.47%, 30.83%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A5BBB on a dark background: contrast 3.31:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2A5BBB on a light background: contrast 6.34:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A5BBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A5BBB · #658DDC · #193670 · #BB8B2A · #DCB465

Analogous palette

#2ABB8B · #2AA3BB · #2A5BBB · #432ABB · #8B2ABB

Triadic palette

#2A5BBB · #BB2A5B · #5BBB2A · #658DDC · #DC658D

Tetradic palette

#2A5BBB · #BB2AA3 · #BB8B2A · #2ABB43 · #193670

Monochromatic palette

#0E1E3E · #1C3C7D · #2A5BBB · #5984D9 · #97B2E7

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