All About Color #2B5CB1

#2B5CB1

About #2B5CB1

#2B5CB1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2B5CB1. In RGB it is red 43, green 92, blue 177; in HSL it is hue 218°, saturation 61%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 76%, 48%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 6.43:1 on white and 3.27:1 on black.

#2B5CB1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2B, 5C, B1
CMYK75.71%, 48.02%, 0.00%, 30.59%
RGB Decimal43, 92, 177
HSL218°, 61%, 43%
RGB Octal53, 134, 261
HSV (HSB)218.06°, 75.71%, 69.41%
RGB Binary101011, 1011100, 10110001
CIE-L*AB40.15, 13.98, -50.05
RGB Percent16.86%, 36.08%, 69.41%
CIE-L*CH40.15, 51.97, 285.61
XYZ12.76, 11.34, 43.11
CIE-L*UV40.15, -17.94, -73.79
xyY0.19, 0.17, 11.34
Hunter-Lab33.68, 8.69, -52.32
RYB16.86%, 30.93%, 69.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2B5CB1 on a dark background: contrast 3.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2B5CB1 on a light background: contrast 6.43:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2B5CB1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2B5CB1 · #5F8BD8 · #193567 · #B17F2B · #D8AC5F

Analogous palette

#2BB17F · #2B9FB1 · #2B5CB1 · #3D2BB1 · #7F2BB1

Triadic palette

#2B5CB1 · #B12B5C · #5CB12B · #5F8BD8 · #D85F8B

Tetradic palette

#2B5CB1 · #B12B9F · #B17F2B · #2BB13D · #193567

Monochromatic palette

#0D1C35 · #1C3C73 · #2B5CB1 · #5382D5 · #90AFE4

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