All About Color #2C8ABA

#2C8ABA

About #2C8ABA

#2C8ABA is a medium blue color with the hex code #2C8ABA. In RGB it is red 44, green 138, blue 186; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 62%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 76%, 26%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.85:1 on white and 5.45:1 on black.

#2C8ABA Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 8A, BA
CMYK76.34%, 25.81%, 0.00%, 27.06%
RGB Decimal44, 138, 186
HSL200°, 62%, 45%
RGB Octal54, 212, 272
HSV (HSB)200.28°, 76.34%, 72.94%
RGB Binary101100, 10001010, 10111010
CIE-L*AB54.30, -10.71, -32.84
RGB Percent17.25%, 54.12%, 72.94%
CIE-L*CH54.30, 34.54, 251.93
XYZ18.99, 22.26, 49.75
CIE-L*UV54.30, -32.86, -48.96
xyY0.21, 0.24, 22.26
Hunter-Lab47.18, -10.71, -29.50
RYB17.25%, 39.44%, 72.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C8ABA on a dark background: contrast 5.45:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2C8ABA on a light background: contrast 3.85:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C8ABA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2C8ABA. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2C8ABA · #66B4DB · #1A5370 · #BA5B2C · #DB8D66

Analogous palette

#2CBA5B · #2CBAA2 · #2C8ABA · #2C43BA · #5B2CBA

Triadic palette

#2C8ABA · #BA2C8A · #8ABA2C · #66B4DB · #DB66B4

Tetradic palette

#2C8ABA · #A22CBA · #BA5B2C · #43BA2C · #1A5370

Monochromatic palette

#0F2E3E · #1D5C7C · #2C8ABA · #5AAED8 · #98CCE7

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