All About Color #2B4AE3

#2B4AE3

About #2B4AE3

#2B4AE3 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2B4AE3. In RGB it is red 43, green 74, blue 227; in HSL it is hue 230°, saturation 77%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 81%, 67%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 6.58:1 on white and 3.19:1 on black.

#2B4AE3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2B, 4A, E3
CMYK81.06%, 67.40%, 0.00%, 10.98%
RGB Decimal43, 74, 227
HSL230°, 77%, 53%
RGB Octal53, 112, 343
HSV (HSB)229.89°, 81.06%, 89.02%
RGB Binary101011, 1001010, 11100011
CIE-L*AB39.51, 44.16, -80.04
RGB Percent16.86%, 29.02%, 89.02%
CIE-L*CH39.51, 91.41, 298.88
XYZ17.31, 10.96, 73.88
CIE-L*UV39.51, -13.43, -114.94
xyY0.17, 0.11, 10.96
Hunter-Lab33.10, 35.42, -109.15
RYB16.86%, 27.27%, 89.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2B4AE3 on a dark background: contrast 3.19:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2B4AE3 on a light background: contrast 6.58:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2B4AE3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2B4AE3 · #7C8FEE · #152B9E · #E3C52B · #EEDB7C

Analogous palette

#2BE3C5 · #2BA6E3 · #2B4AE3 · #682BE3 · #C52BE3

Triadic palette

#2B4AE3 · #E32B4A · #4AE32B · #7C8FEE · #EE7C8F

Tetradic palette

#2B4AE3 · #E32BA6 · #E3C52B · #2BE368 · #152B9E

Monochromatic palette

#0D1D68 · #162FAC · #2B4AE3 · #6F84EC · #B2BDF5

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