All About Color #2A9CBB

#2A9CBB

About #2A9CBB

#2A9CBB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2A9CBB. In RGB it is red 42, green 156, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 78%, 17%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.20:1 on white and 6.57:1 on black.

#2A9CBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 9C, BB
CMYK77.54%, 16.58%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal42, 156, 187
HSL193°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal52, 234, 273
HSV (HSB)192.83°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary101010, 10011100, 10111011
CIE-L*AB59.76, -20.43, -24.95
RGB Percent16.47%, 61.18%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH59.76, 32.24, 230.69
XYZ21.81, 27.86, 51.24
CIE-L*UV59.76, -39.46, -35.59
xyY0.22, 0.28, 27.86
Hunter-Lab52.78, -18.59, -20.62
RYB16.47%, 41.50%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A9CBB on a dark background: contrast 6.57:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2A9CBB on a light background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A9CBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A9CBB · #65C2DC · #195D70 · #BB4A2A · #DC7F65

Analogous palette

#2ABB4A · #2ABB92 · #2A9CBB · #2A53BB · #4A2ABB

Triadic palette

#2A9CBB · #BB2A9C · #9CBB2A · #65C2DC · #DC65C2

Tetradic palette

#2A9CBB · #922ABB · #BB4A2A · #53BB2A · #195D70

Monochromatic palette

#0E343E · #1C687D · #2A9CBB · #59BDD9 · #97D6E7

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