All About Color #2A6CBB

#2A6CBB

About #2A6CBB

#2A6CBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A6CBB. In RGB it is red 42, green 108, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 213°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 42%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 5.30:1 on white and 3.96:1 on black.

#2A6CBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 6C, BB
CMYK77.54%, 42.25%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 108, 187
HSL213°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 154, 273
HSV (HSB)212.69°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 1101100, 10111011
CIE-L*AB45.37, 7.40, -47.53
RGB Percent16.47%, 42.35%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH45.37, 48.10, 278.85
XYZ15.29, 14.81, 49.07
CIE-L*UV45.37, -22.90, -71.85
xyY0.19, 0.19, 14.81
Hunter-Lab38.48, 3.58, -48.67
RYB16.47%, 34.26%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A6CBB on a dark background: contrast 3.96:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2A6CBB on a light background: contrast 5.30:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A6CBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2A6CBB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2A6CBB · #659BDC · #194170 · #BB7A2A · #DCA765

Analogous palette

#2ABB7A · #2AB4BB · #2A6CBB · #322ABB · #7A2ABB

Triadic palette

#2A6CBB · #BB2A6C · #6CBB2A · #659BDC · #DC659B

Tetradic palette

#2A6CBB · #BB2AB4 · #BB7A2A · #2ABB32 · #194170

Monochromatic palette

#0E243E · #1C487D · #2A6CBB · #5993D9 · #97BBE7

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