All About Color #2A8AAC

#2A8AAC

About #2A8AAC

#2A8AAC is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A8AAC. In RGB it is red 42, green 138, blue 172; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 61%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 76%, 20%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.94:1 on white and 5.33:1 on black.

#2A8AAC Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 8A, AC
CMYK75.58%, 19.77%, 0.00%, 32.55%
RGB Decimal42, 138, 172
HSL196°, 61%, 42%
RGB Octal52, 212, 254
HSV (HSB)195.69°, 75.58%, 67.45%
RGB Binary101010, 10001010, 10101100
CIE-L*AB53.65, -15.83, -25.83
RGB Percent16.47%, 54.12%, 67.45%
CIE-L*CH53.65, 30.29, 238.50
XYZ17.49, 21.65, 42.29
CIE-L*UV53.65, -33.96, -36.94
xyY0.21, 0.27, 21.65
Hunter-Lab46.53, -14.32, -21.32
RYB16.47%, 38.13%, 67.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A8AAC on a dark background: contrast 5.33:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A8AAC on a light background: contrast 3.94:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A8AAC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A8AAC · #5BB6D7 · #184F63 · #AC4D2A · #D77C5B

Analogous palette

#2AAC4D · #2AAC8E · #2A8AAC · #2A48AC · #4D2AAC

Triadic palette

#2A8AAC · #AC2A8A · #8AAC2A · #5BB6D7 · #D75BB6

Tetradic palette

#2A8AAC · #8E2AAC · #AC4D2A · #48AC2A · #184F63

Monochromatic palette

#0C2731 · #1B586F · #2A8AAC · #4EB1D4 · #8CCCE3

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