All About Color #2D8DCD

#2D8DCD

About #2D8DCD

#2D8DCD is a medium blue color with the hex code #2D8DCD. In RGB it is red 45, green 141, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 64%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 78%, 31%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 3.62:1 on white and 5.80:1 on black.

#2D8DCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet2D, 8D, CD
CMYK78.05%, 31.22%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal45, 141, 205
HSL204°, 64%, 49%
RGB Octal55, 215, 315
HSV (HSB)204.00°, 78.05%, 80.39%
RGB Binary101101, 10001101, 11001101
CIE-L*AB56.10, -5.54, -40.79
RGB Percent17.65%, 55.29%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH56.10, 41.16, 262.26
XYZ21.63, 24.02, 61.25
CIE-L*UV56.10, -32.74, -62.86
xyY0.20, 0.22, 24.02
Hunter-Lab49.01, -6.99, -39.80
RYB17.65%, 41.18%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2D8DCD on a dark background: contrast 5.80:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2D8DCD on a light background: contrast 3.62:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2D8DCD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2D8DCD · #75B6E1 · #1C5982 · #CD6D2D · #E1A075

Analogous palette

#2DCD6D · #2DCDBD · #2D8DCD · #2D3DCD · #6D2DCD

Triadic palette

#2D8DCD · #CD2D8D · #8DCD2D · #75B6E1 · #E175B6

Tetradic palette

#2D8DCD · #BD2DCD · #CD6D2D · #3DCD2D · #1C5982

Monochromatic palette

#11374F · #1F628E · #2D8DCD · #68AFDE · #A7D0EC

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