All About Color #2A8CA2

#2A8CA2

About #2A8CA2

#2A8CA2 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2A8CA2. In RGB it is red 42, green 140, blue 162; in HSL it is hue 191°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 74%, 14%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.91:1 on white and 5.37:1 on black.

#2A8CA2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 8C, A2
CMYK74.07%, 13.58%, 0.00%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal42, 140, 162
HSL191°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal52, 214, 242
HSV (HSB)191.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary101010, 10001100, 10100010
CIE-L*AB53.87, -20.28, -19.73
RGB Percent16.47%, 54.90%, 63.53%
CIE-L*CH53.87, 28.29, 224.22
XYZ16.85, 21.86, 37.51
CIE-L*UV53.87, -35.29, -26.69
xyY0.22, 0.29, 21.86
Hunter-Lab46.75, -17.46, -14.85
RYB16.47%, 37.63%, 63.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A8CA2 on a dark background: contrast 5.37:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A8CA2 on a light background: contrast 3.91:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A8CA2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A8CA2 · #55BCD3 · #174D59 · #A2402A · #D36C55

Analogous palette

#2AA240 · #2AA27C · #2A8CA2 · #2A50A2 · #402AA2

Triadic palette

#2A8CA2 · #A22A8C · #8CA22A · #55BCD3 · #D355BC

Tetradic palette

#2A8CA2 · #7C2AA2 · #A2402A · #50A22A · #174D59

Monochromatic palette

#0A2329 · #1A5865 · #2A8CA2 · #49B7D0 · #85CFE0

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