All About Color #2A78BB

#2A78BB

About #2A78BB

#2A78BB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A78BB. In RGB it is red 42, green 120, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 36%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 4.66:1 on white and 4.50:1 on black.

#2A78BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 78, BB
CMYK77.54%, 35.83%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 120, 187
HSL208°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 170, 273
HSV (HSB)207.72°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 1111000, 10111011
CIE-L*AB48.90, -0.03, -41.91
RGB Percent16.47%, 47.06%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH48.90, 41.91, 269.96
XYZ16.64, 17.51, 49.52
CIE-L*UV48.90, -26.87, -63.54
xyY0.20, 0.21, 17.51
Hunter-Lab41.85, -2.26, -40.86
RYB16.47%, 36.36%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A78BB on a dark background: contrast 4.50:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A78BB on a light background: contrast 4.66:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A78BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A78BB · #65A5DC · #194870 · #BB6E2A · #DC9D65

Analogous palette

#2ABB6E · #2ABBB6 · #2A78BB · #2A2FBB · #6E2ABB

Triadic palette

#2A78BB · #BB2A78 · #78BB2A · #65A5DC · #DC65A5

Tetradic palette

#2A78BB · #B62ABB · #BB6E2A · #2FBB2A · #194870

Monochromatic palette

#0E283E · #1C507D · #2A78BB · #599DD9 · #97C2E7

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