All About Color #2A8DBB

#2A8DBB

About #2A8DBB

#2A8DBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A8DBB. In RGB it is red 42, green 141, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 25%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.73:1 on white and 5.63:1 on black.

#2A8DBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 8D, BB
CMYK77.54%, 24.60%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 141, 187
HSL199°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 215, 273
HSV (HSB)199.03°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 10001101, 10111011
CIE-L*AB55.21, -12.28, -32.00
RGB Percent16.47%, 55.29%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH55.21, 34.27, 249.00
XYZ19.45, 23.13, 50.45
CIE-L*UV55.21, -34.14, -47.55
xyY0.21, 0.25, 23.13
Hunter-Lab48.09, -11.98, -28.53
RYB16.47%, 39.54%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A8DBB on a dark background: contrast 5.63:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A8DBB on a light background: contrast 3.73:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A8DBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A8DBB · #65B6DC · #195570 · #BB582A · #DC8B65

Analogous palette

#2ABB58 · #2ABBA1 · #2A8DBB · #2A45BB · #582ABB

Triadic palette

#2A8DBB · #BB2A8D · #8DBB2A · #65B6DC · #DC65B6

Tetradic palette

#2A8DBB · #A12ABB · #BB582A · #45BB2A · #195570

Monochromatic palette

#0E2F3E · #1C5E7D · #2A8DBB · #59B1D9 · #97CEE7

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