All About Color #2A79DF

#2A79DF

About #2A79DF

#2A79DF is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A79DF. In RGB it is red 42, green 121, blue 223; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 74%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 81%, 46%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 4.29:1 on white and 4.90:1 on black.

#2A79DF Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 79, DF
CMYK81.17%, 45.74%, 0.00%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal42, 121, 223
HSL214°, 74%, 52%
RGB Octal52, 171, 337
HSV (HSB)213.81°, 81.17%, 87.45%
RGB Binary101010, 1111001, 11011111
CIE-L*AB51.26, 12.89, -58.65
RGB Percent16.47%, 47.45%, 87.45%
CIE-L*CH51.26, 60.05, 282.39
XYZ21.11, 19.49, 72.46
CIE-L*UV51.26, -25.84, -91.86
xyY0.19, 0.17, 19.49
Hunter-Lab44.15, 8.08, -66.40
RYB16.47%, 38.04%, 87.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A79DF on a dark background: contrast 4.90:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A79DF on a light background: contrast 4.29:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A79DF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A79DF · #7AABEB · #174E97 · #DF912A · #EBBA7A

Analogous palette

#2ADF91 · #2AD3DF · #2A79DF · #362ADF · #912ADF

Triadic palette

#2A79DF · #DF2A79 · #79DF2A · #7AABEB · #EB7AAB

Tetradic palette

#2A79DF · #DF2AD3 · #DF912A · #2ADF36 · #174E97

Monochromatic palette

#0F3362 · #1955A4 · #2A79DF · #6DA3E9 · #AFCDF3

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