All About Color #2D40AE

#2D40AE

About #2D40AE

#2D40AE is a medium blue color with the hex code #2D40AE. In RGB it is red 45, green 64, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 59%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 74%, 63%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 8.55:1 on white and 2.46:1 on black.

#2D40AE Color Conversion

Hex triplet2D, 40, AE
CMYK74.14%, 63.22%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal45, 64, 174
HSL231°, 59%, 43%
RGB Octal55, 100, 256
HSV (HSB)231.16°, 74.14%, 68.24%
RGB Binary101101, 1000000, 10101110
CIE-L*AB32.44, 31.55, -60.79
RGB Percent17.65%, 25.10%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH32.44, 68.49, 297.43
XYZ10.56, 7.28, 40.89
CIE-L*UV32.44, -9.98, -83.51
xyY0.18, 0.12, 7.28
Hunter-Lab26.98, 22.61, -70.97
RYB17.65%, 24.14%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2D40AE on a dark background: contrast 2.46:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2D40AE on a light background: contrast 8.55:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2D40AE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #2D40AE. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#2D40AE · #6172D6 · #1A2565 · #AE9B2D · #D6C561

Analogous palette

#2DAE9B · #2D81AE · #2D40AE · #5A2DAE · #9B2DAE

Triadic palette

#2D40AE · #AE2D40 · #40AE2D · #6172D6 · #D66172

Tetradic palette

#2D40AE · #AE2D81 · #AE9B2D · #2DAE5A · #1A2565

Monochromatic palette

#0E1335 · #1D2A72 · #2D40AE · #5568D3 · #929EE3

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