All About Color #2A87B2

#2A87B2

About #2A87B2

#2A87B2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A87B2. In RGB it is red 42, green 135, blue 178; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 62%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 76%, 24%, 0%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 4.03:1 on white and 5.21:1 on black.

#2A87B2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 87, B2
CMYK76.40%, 24.16%, 0.00%, 30.20%
RGB Decimal42, 135, 178
HSL199°, 62%, 43%
RGB Octal52, 207, 262
HSV (HSB)198.97°, 76.40%, 69.80%
RGB Binary101010, 10000111, 10110010
CIE-L*AB52.99, -12.08, -30.31
RGB Percent16.47%, 52.94%, 69.80%
CIE-L*CH52.99, 32.62, 248.28
XYZ17.65, 21.03, 45.25
CIE-L*UV52.99, -32.53, -44.50
xyY0.21, 0.25, 21.03
Hunter-Lab45.86, -11.55, -26.39
RYB16.47%, 38.13%, 69.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A87B2 on a dark background: contrast 5.21:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A87B2 on a light background: contrast 4.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A87B2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A87B2 · #5EB2D9 · #184E67 · #B2552A · #D9855E

Analogous palette

#2AB255 · #2AB299 · #2A87B2 · #2A43B2 · #552AB2

Triadic palette

#2A87B2 · #B22A87 · #87B22A · #5EB2D9 · #D95EB2

Tetradic palette

#2A87B2 · #992AB2 · #B2552A · #43B22A · #184E67

Monochromatic palette

#0D2936 · #1B5874 · #2A87B2 · #51ACD6 · #8FCAE5

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