All About Color #2C8ACE

#2C8ACE

About #2C8ACE

#2C8ACE is a medium blue color with the hex code #2C8ACE. In RGB it is red 44, green 138, blue 206; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 65%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 79%, 33%, 0%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 3.73:1 on white and 5.63:1 on black.

#2C8ACE Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 8A, CE
CMYK78.64%, 33.01%, 0.00%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal44, 138, 206
HSL205°, 65%, 49%
RGB Octal54, 212, 316
HSV (HSB)205.19°, 78.64%, 80.78%
RGB Binary101100, 10001010, 11001110
CIE-L*AB55.25, -3.54, -42.70
RGB Percent17.25%, 54.12%, 80.78%
CIE-L*CH55.25, 42.85, 265.26
XYZ21.27, 23.17, 61.74
CIE-L*UV55.25, -31.80, -66.04
xyY0.20, 0.22, 23.17
Hunter-Lab48.13, -5.36, -42.36
RYB17.25%, 40.58%, 80.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C8ACE on a dark background: contrast 5.63:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2C8ACE on a light background: contrast 3.73:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C8ACE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2C8ACE · #74B4E2 · #1C5882 · #CE6F2C · #E2A274

Analogous palette

#2CCE6F · #2CCEC1 · #2C8ACE · #2C39CE · #6F2CCE

Triadic palette

#2C8ACE · #CE2C8A · #8ACE2C · #74B4E2 · #E274B4

Tetradic palette

#2C8ACE · #C12CCE · #CE6F2C · #39CE2C · #1C5882

Monochromatic palette

#113650 · #1E608F · #2C8ACE · #68ADDF · #A7CFEC

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