All About Color #2A9BCB

#2A9BCB

About #2A9BCB

#2A9BCB is a medium blue color with the hex code #2A9BCB. In RGB it is red 42, green 155, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 66%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 79%, 24%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 3.16:1 on white and 6.65:1 on black.

#2A9BCB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 9B, CB
CMYK79.31%, 23.65%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal42, 155, 203
HSL198°, 66%, 48%
RGB Octal52, 233, 313
HSV (HSB)197.89°, 79.31%, 79.61%
RGB Binary101010, 10011011, 11001011
CIE-L*AB60.11, -14.44, -33.39
RGB Percent16.47%, 60.78%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH60.11, 36.38, 246.61
XYZ23.46, 28.25, 60.72
CIE-L*UV60.11, -38.09, -50.29
xyY0.21, 0.25, 28.25
Hunter-Lab53.15, -14.23, -30.53
RYB16.47%, 42.51%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A9BCB on a dark background: contrast 6.65:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A9BCB on a light background: contrast 3.16:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A9BCB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A9BCB · #6FBFE2 · #1A617F · #CB5A2A · #E2916F

Analogous palette

#2ACB5A · #2ACBAB · #2A9BCB · #2A4ACB · #5A2ACB

Triadic palette

#2A9BCB · #CB2A9B · #9BCB2A · #6FBFE2 · #E26FBF

Tetradic palette

#2A9BCB · #AB2ACB · #CB5A2A · #4ACB2A · #1A617F

Monochromatic palette

#103A4C · #1D6A8C · #2A9BCB · #62BADF · #A2D6EC

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