All About Color #2A79EF

#2A79EF

About #2A79EF

#2A79EF is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A79EF. In RGB it is red 42, green 121, blue 239; in HSL it is hue 216°, saturation 86%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 82%, 49%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 4.13:1 on white and 5.08:1 on black.

#2A79EF Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 79, EF
CMYK82.43%, 49.37%, 0.00%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal42, 121, 239
HSL216°, 86%, 55%
RGB Octal52, 171, 357
HSV (HSB)215.94°, 82.43%, 93.73%
RGB Binary101010, 1111001, 11101111
CIE-L*AB52.29, 18.92, -65.96
RGB Percent16.47%, 47.45%, 93.73%
CIE-L*CH52.29, 68.62, 286.00
XYZ23.37, 20.40, 84.37
CIE-L*UV52.29, -25.37, -104.08
xyY0.18, 0.16, 20.40
Hunter-Lab45.17, 13.33, -79.14
RYB16.47%, 38.58%, 93.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A79EF on a dark background: contrast 5.08:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A79EF on a light background: contrast 4.13:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A79EF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A79EF · #7FAEF5 · #0D4EAF · #EFA02A · #F5C67F

Analogous palette

#2AEFA0 · #2ADBEF · #2A79EF · #3D2AEF · #A02AEF

Triadic palette

#2A79EF · #EF2A79 · #79EF2A · #7FAEF5 · #F57FAE

Tetradic palette

#2A79EF · #EF2ADB · #EFA02A · #2AEF3D · #0D4EAF

Monochromatic palette

#093577 · #0E54BE · #2A79EF · #71A5F4 · #B8D2FA

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