All About Color #2AA8CB

#2AA8CB

About #2AA8CB

#2AA8CB is a medium cyan color with the hex code #2AA8CB. In RGB it is red 42, green 168, blue 203; in HSL it is hue 193°, saturation 66%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 79%, 17%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.78:1 on white and 7.56:1 on black.

#2AA8CB Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, A8, CB
CMYK79.31%, 17.24%, 0.00%, 20.39%
RGB Decimal42, 168, 203
HSL193°, 66%, 48%
RGB Octal52, 250, 313
HSV (HSB)193.04°, 79.31%, 79.61%
RGB Binary101010, 10101000, 11001011
CIE-L*AB64.01, -21.38, -27.36
RGB Percent16.47%, 65.88%, 79.61%
CIE-L*CH64.01, 34.72, 232.00
XYZ25.74, 32.81, 61.48
CIE-L*UV64.01, -42.64, -39.83
xyY0.21, 0.27, 32.81
Hunter-Lab57.28, -20.03, -23.54
RYB16.47%, 44.19%, 79.61%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2AA8CB on a dark background: contrast 7.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#2AA8CB on a light background: contrast 2.78:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2AA8CB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2AA8CB · #6FC9E2 · #1A697F · #CB4D2A · #E2886F

Analogous palette

#2ACB4D · #2ACB9D · #2AA8CB · #2A57CB · #4D2ACB

Triadic palette

#2AA8CB · #CB2AA8 · #A8CB2A · #6FC9E2 · #E26FC9

Tetradic palette

#2AA8CB · #9D2ACB · #CB4D2A · #57CB2A · #1A697F

Monochromatic palette

#103F4C · #1D748C · #2AA8CB · #62C4DF · #A2DCEC

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