All About Color #2B5EA1

#2B5EA1

About #2B5EA1

#2B5EA1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2B5EA1. In RGB it is red 43, green 94, blue 161; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 58%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 73%, 42%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 6.52:1 on white and 3.22:1 on black.

#2B5EA1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2B, 5E, A1
CMYK73.29%, 41.61%, 0.00%, 36.86%
RGB Decimal43, 94, 161
HSL214°, 58%, 40%
RGB Octal53, 136, 241
HSV (HSB)214.07°, 73.29%, 63.14%
RGB Binary101011, 1011110, 10100001
CIE-L*AB39.74, 6.57, -41.24
RGB Percent16.86%, 36.86%, 63.14%
CIE-L*CH39.74, 41.76, 279.05
XYZ11.43, 11.09, 35.26
CIE-L*UV39.74, -18.90, -60.07
xyY0.20, 0.19, 11.09
Hunter-Lab33.30, 2.99, -39.45
RYB16.86%, 30.83%, 63.14%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2B5EA1 on a dark background: contrast 3.22:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2B5EA1 on a light background: contrast 6.52:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2B5EA1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2B5EA1 · #568CD2 · #183459 · #A16E2B · #D29C56

Analogous palette

#2BA16E · #2B99A1 · #2B5EA1 · #332BA1 · #6E2BA1

Triadic palette

#2B5EA1 · #A12B5E · #5EA12B · #568CD2 · #D2568C

Tetradic palette

#2B5EA1 · #A12B99 · #A16E2B · #2BA133 · #183459

Monochromatic palette

#0B1828 · #1B3B65 · #2B5EA1 · #4A83CF · #86ADDF

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