All About Color #2A88BB

#2A88BB

About #2A88BB

#2A88BB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A88BB. In RGB it is red 42, green 136, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 27%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.93:1 on white and 5.34:1 on black.

#2A88BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 88, BB
CMYK77.54%, 27.27%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 136, 187
HSL201°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 210, 273
HSV (HSB)201.10°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 10001000, 10111011
CIE-L*AB53.69, -9.45, -34.36
RGB Percent16.47%, 53.33%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH53.69, 35.63, 254.61
XYZ18.73, 21.69, 50.21
CIE-L*UV53.69, -32.38, -51.47
xyY0.21, 0.24, 21.69
Hunter-Lab46.57, -9.71, -31.33
RYB16.47%, 38.84%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A88BB on a dark background: contrast 5.34:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A88BB on a light background: contrast 3.93:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A88BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2A88BB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2A88BB · #65B2DC · #195270 · #BB5D2A · #DC8F65

Analogous palette

#2ABB5D · #2ABBA5 · #2A88BB · #2A40BB · #5D2ABB

Triadic palette

#2A88BB · #BB2A88 · #88BB2A · #65B2DC · #DC65B2

Tetradic palette

#2A88BB · #A52ABB · #BB5D2A · #40BB2A · #195270

Monochromatic palette

#0E2D3E · #1C5B7D · #2A88BB · #59ACD9 · #97CBE7

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