All About Color #2C78AA

#2C78AA

About #2C78AA

#2C78AA is a medium blue color with the hex code #2C78AA. In RGB it is red 44, green 120, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 59%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 74%, 29%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 4.80:1 on white and 4.37:1 on black.

#2C78AA Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 78, AA
CMYK74.12%, 29.41%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal44, 120, 170
HSL204°, 59%, 42%
RGB Octal54, 170, 252
HSV (HSB)203.81°, 74.12%, 66.67%
RGB Binary101100, 1111000, 10101010
CIE-L*AB48.10, -6.01, -33.32
RGB Percent17.25%, 47.06%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH48.10, 33.86, 259.77
XYZ15.01, 16.87, 40.50
CIE-L*UV48.10, -27.32, -49.12
xyY0.21, 0.23, 16.87
Hunter-Lab41.07, -6.64, -29.70
RYB17.25%, 35.85%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C78AA on a dark background: contrast 4.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#2C78AA on a light background: contrast 4.80:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C78AA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2C78AA · #5DA5D5 · #194461 · #AA5E2C · #D58D5D

Analogous palette

#2CAA5E · #2CAA9E · #2C78AA · #2C39AA · #5E2CAA

Triadic palette

#2C78AA · #AA2C78 · #78AA2C · #5DA5D5 · #D55DA5

Tetradic palette

#2C78AA · #9E2CAA · #AA5E2C · #39AA2C · #194461

Monochromatic palette

#0D2231 · #1C4D6D · #2C78AA · #519ED2 · #8DC0E2

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