All About Color #2B8BDA

#2B8BDA

About #2B8BDA

#2B8BDA is a medium blue color with the hex code #2B8BDA. In RGB it is red 43, green 139, blue 218; in HSL it is hue 207°, saturation 70%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 80%, 36%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 3.62:1 on white and 5.81:1 on black.

#2B8BDA Color Conversion

Hex triplet2B, 8B, DA
CMYK80.28%, 36.24%, 0.00%, 14.51%
RGB Decimal43, 139, 218
HSL207°, 70%, 51%
RGB Octal53, 213, 332
HSV (HSB)207.09°, 80.28%, 85.49%
RGB Binary101011, 10001011, 11011010
CIE-L*AB56.13, 0.15, -48.06
RGB Percent16.86%, 54.51%, 85.49%
CIE-L*CH56.13, 48.06, 270.18
XYZ22.88, 24.04, 69.76
CIE-L*UV56.13, -31.68, -75.39
xyY0.20, 0.21, 24.04
Hunter-Lab49.03, -2.50, -50.04
RYB16.86%, 41.17%, 85.49%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2B8BDA on a dark background: contrast 5.81:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2B8BDA on a light background: contrast 3.62:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2B8BDA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2B8BDA · #79B5E7 · #195A8F · #DA792B · #E7AA79

Analogous palette

#2BDA79 · #2BDAD1 · #2B8BDA · #2B33DA · #792BDA

Triadic palette

#2B8BDA · #DA2B8B · #8BDA2B · #79B5E7 · #E779B5

Tetradic palette

#2B8BDA · #D12BDA · #DA792B · #33DA2B · #195A8F

Monochromatic palette

#10395B · #1C629C · #2B8BDA · #6CAEE5 · #ADD2F0

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