All About Color #2A97BB

#2A97BB

About #2A97BB

#2A97BB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A97BB. In RGB it is red 42, green 151, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 19%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.36:1 on white and 6.24:1 on black.

#2A97BB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 97, BB
CMYK77.54%, 19.25%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 151, 187
HSL195°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 227, 273
HSV (HSB)194.90°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 10010111, 10111011
CIE-L*AB58.24, -17.77, -27.29
RGB Percent16.47%, 59.22%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH58.24, 32.56, 236.93
XYZ20.99, 26.21, 50.97
CIE-L*UV58.24, -37.68, -39.60
xyY0.21, 0.27, 26.21
Hunter-Lab51.20, -16.41, -23.18
RYB16.47%, 40.87%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A97BB on a dark background: contrast 6.24:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A97BB on a light background: contrast 3.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A97BB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A97BB · #65BEDC · #195B70 · #BB4F2A · #DC8365

Analogous palette

#2ABB4F · #2ABB97 · #2A97BB · #2A4FBB · #4F2ABB

Triadic palette

#2A97BB · #BB2A97 · #97BB2A · #65BEDC · #DC65BE

Tetradic palette

#2A97BB · #972ABB · #BB4F2A · #4FBB2A · #195B70

Monochromatic palette

#0E323E · #1C657D · #2A97BB · #59B9D9 · #97D3E7

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