All About Color #2B5EA6

#2B5EA6

About #2B5EA6

#2B5EA6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2B5EA6. In RGB it is red 43, green 94, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 215°, saturation 59%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 74%, 43%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 6.45:1 on white and 3.25:1 on black.

#2B5EA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2B, 5E, A6
CMYK74.10%, 43.37%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal43, 94, 166
HSL215°, 59%, 41%
RGB Octal53, 136, 246
HSV (HSB)215.12°, 74.10%, 65.10%
RGB Binary101011, 1011110, 10100110
CIE-L*AB40.04, 8.48, -43.74
RGB Percent16.86%, 36.86%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH40.04, 44.55, 280.97
XYZ11.88, 11.27, 37.63
CIE-L*UV40.04, -18.78, -64.05
xyY0.20, 0.19, 11.27
Hunter-Lab33.57, 4.42, -42.94
RYB16.86%, 31.00%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2B5EA6 on a dark background: contrast 3.25:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2B5EA6 on a light background: contrast 6.45:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2B5EA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2B5EA6 · #598CD4 · #18355D · #A6732B · #D4A159

Analogous palette

#2BA673 · #2B9CA6 · #2B5EA6 · #352BA6 · #732BA6

Triadic palette

#2B5EA6 · #A62B5E · #5EA62B · #598CD4 · #D4598C

Tetradic palette

#2B5EA6 · #A62B9C · #A6732B · #2BA635 · #18355D

Monochromatic palette

#0C192D · #1B3C69 · #2B5EA6 · #4D84D1 · #89AEE1

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