All About Color #2C74AA

#2C74AA

About #2C74AA

#2C74AA is a medium blue color with the hex code #2C74AA. In RGB it is red 44, green 116, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 206°, saturation 59%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 74%, 32%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 5.02:1 on white and 4.19:1 on black.

#2C74AA Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 74, AA
CMYK74.12%, 31.76%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal44, 116, 170
HSL206°, 59%, 42%
RGB Octal54, 164, 252
HSV (HSB)205.71°, 74.12%, 66.67%
RGB Binary101100, 1110100, 10101010
CIE-L*AB46.88, -3.63, -35.23
RGB Percent17.25%, 45.49%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH46.88, 35.41, 264.12
XYZ14.54, 15.93, 40.34
CIE-L*UV46.88, -25.92, -52.11
xyY0.21, 0.22, 15.93
Hunter-Lab39.91, -4.81, -31.99
RYB17.25%, 35.22%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C74AA on a dark background: contrast 4.19:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2C74AA on a light background: contrast 5.02:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C74AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2C74AA · #5DA1D5 · #194261 · #AA632C · #D5915D

Analogous palette

#2CAA63 · #2CAAA2 · #2C74AA · #2C34AA · #632CAA

Triadic palette

#2C74AA · #AA2C74 · #74AA2C · #5DA1D5 · #D55DA1

Tetradic palette

#2C74AA · #A22CAA · #AA632C · #34AA2C · #194261

Monochromatic palette

#0D2131 · #1C4A6D · #2C74AA · #519AD2 · #8DBDE2

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