All About Color #2A8BBB

#2A8BBB

About #2A8BBB

#2A8BBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A8BBB. In RGB it is red 42, green 139, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 26%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.81:1 on white and 5.51:1 on black.

#2A8BBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 8B, BB
CMYK77.54%, 25.67%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 139, 187
HSL200°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 213, 273
HSV (HSB)199.86°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 10001011, 10111011
CIE-L*AB54.60, -11.16, -32.94
RGB Percent16.47%, 54.51%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH54.60, 34.78, 251.29
XYZ19.16, 22.55, 50.36
CIE-L*UV54.60, -33.44, -49.13
xyY0.21, 0.24, 22.55
Hunter-Lab47.48, -11.08, -29.64
RYB16.47%, 39.26%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A8BBB on a dark background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A8BBB on a light background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A8BBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A8BBB · #65B4DC · #195370 · #BB5B2A · #DC8D65

Analogous palette

#2ABB5B · #2ABBA3 · #2A8BBB · #2A43BB · #5B2ABB

Triadic palette

#2A8BBB · #BB2A8B · #8BBB2A · #65B4DC · #DC65B4

Tetradic palette

#2A8BBB · #A32ABB · #BB5B2A · #43BB2A · #195370

Monochromatic palette

#0E2E3E · #1C5D7D · #2A8BBB · #59AED9 · #97CDE7

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