All About Color #2A8CEF

#2A8CEF

About #2A8CEF

#2A8CEF is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A8CEF. In RGB it is red 42, green 140, blue 239; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 86%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 82%, 41%, 0%, 6%. Its contrast ratio is 3.44:1 on white and 6.10:1 on black.

#2A8CEF Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 8C, EF
CMYK82.43%, 41.42%, 0.00%, 6.27%
RGB Decimal42, 140, 239
HSL210°, 86%, 55%
RGB Octal52, 214, 357
HSV (HSB)210.15°, 82.43%, 93.73%
RGB Binary101010, 10001100, 11101111
CIE-L*AB57.54, 7.23, -57.52
RGB Percent16.47%, 54.90%, 93.73%
CIE-L*CH57.54, 57.97, 277.16
XYZ25.91, 25.48, 85.21
CIE-L*UV57.54, -31.17, -91.88
xyY0.19, 0.19, 25.48
Hunter-Lab50.48, 3.30, -64.75
RYB16.47%, 42.13%, 93.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A8CEF on a dark background: contrast 6.10:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A8CEF on a light background: contrast 3.44:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A8CEF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#2A8CEF · #7FBAF5 · #0D5EAF · #EF8C2A · #F5BA7F

Analogous palette

#2AEF8C · #2AEFEF · #2A8CEF · #2A2AEF · #8C2AEF

Triadic palette

#2A8CEF · #EF2A8C · #8CEF2A · #7FBAF5 · #F57FBA

Tetradic palette

#2A8CEF · #EF2AEF · #EF8C2A · #2AEF2A · #0D5EAF

Monochromatic palette

#094077 · #0E66BE · #2A8CEF · #71B2F4 · #B8D9FA

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