All About Color #2C8BAA

#2C8BAA

About #2C8BAA

#2C8BAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #2C8BAA. In RGB it is red 44, green 139, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 59%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 74%, 18%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.90:1 on white and 5.38:1 on black.

#2C8BAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, 8B, AA
CMYK74.12%, 18.24%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal44, 139, 170
HSL195°, 59%, 42%
RGB Octal54, 213, 252
HSV (HSB)194.76°, 74.12%, 66.67%
RGB Binary101100, 10001011, 10101010
CIE-L*AB53.92, -16.80, -24.26
RGB Percent17.25%, 54.51%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH53.92, 29.51, 235.29
XYZ17.53, 21.90, 41.33
CIE-L*UV53.92, -34.13, -34.33
xyY0.22, 0.27, 21.90
Hunter-Lab46.80, -15.05, -19.60
RYB17.25%, 38.50%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2C8BAA on a dark background: contrast 5.38:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2C8BAA on a light background: contrast 3.90:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2C8BAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2C8BAA · #5DB7D5 · #194F61 · #AA4C2C · #D57B5D

Analogous palette

#2CAA4C · #2CAA8B · #2C8BAA · #2C4CAA · #4C2CAA

Triadic palette

#2C8BAA · #AA2C8B · #8BAA2C · #5DB7D5 · #D55DB7

Tetradic palette

#2C8BAA · #8B2CAA · #AA4C2C · #4CAA2C · #194F61

Monochromatic palette

#0D2831 · #1C596D · #2C8BAA · #51B2D2 · #8DCDE2

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