All About Color #2CB5E2

#2CB5E2

About #2CB5E2

#2CB5E2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2CB5E2. In RGB it is red 44, green 181, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 76%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 81%, 20%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.81:1 on black.

#2CB5E2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2C, B5, E2
CMYK80.53%, 19.91%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal44, 181, 226
HSL195°, 76%, 53%
RGB Octal54, 265, 342
HSV (HSB)194.84°, 80.53%, 88.63%
RGB Binary101100, 10110101, 11100010
CIE-L*AB68.80, -20.29, -32.62
RGB Percent17.25%, 70.98%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH68.80, 38.42, 238.11
XYZ31.29, 39.07, 77.84
CIE-L*UV68.80, -45.39, -49.24
xyY0.21, 0.26, 39.07
Hunter-Lab62.51, -20.04, -30.08
RYB17.25%, 47.91%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2CB5E2 on a dark background: contrast 8.81:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#2CB5E2 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2CB5E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2CB5E2 · #7DD1ED · #157B9D · #E25A2C · #ED997D

Analogous palette

#2CE25A · #2CE2B5 · #2CB5E2 · #2C5AE2 · #5A2CE2

Triadic palette

#2CB5E2 · #E22CB5 · #B5E22C · #7DD1ED · #ED7DD1

Tetradic palette

#2CB5E2 · #B52CE2 · #E25A2C · #5AE22C · #157B9D

Monochromatic palette

#0E5167 · #1786AB · #2CB5E2 · #6FCCEB · #B3E4F5

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