All About Color #2E429E

#2E429E

About #2E429E

#2E429E is a medium blue color with the hex code #2E429E. In RGB it is red 46, green 66, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 229°, saturation 55%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 71%, 58%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 8.79:1 on white and 2.39:1 on black.

#2E429E Color Conversion

Hex triplet2E, 42, 9E
CMYK70.89%, 58.23%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal46, 66, 158
HSL229°, 55%, 40%
RGB Octal56, 102, 236
HSV (HSB)229.29°, 70.89%, 61.96%
RGB Binary101110, 1000010, 10011110
CIE-L*AB31.68, 24.43, -52.40
RGB Percent18.04%, 25.88%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH31.68, 57.82, 294.99
XYZ9.25, 6.95, 33.20
CIE-L*UV31.68, -9.98, -72.03
xyY0.19, 0.14, 6.95
Hunter-Lab26.36, 16.50, -56.24
RYB18.04%, 24.69%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2E429E on a dark background: contrast 2.39:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2E429E on a light background: contrast 8.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2E429E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2E429E · #596FCF · #192557 · #9E8A2E · #CFB959

Analogous palette

#2E9E8A · #2E7B9E · #2E429E · #512E9E · #8A2E9E

Triadic palette

#2E429E · #9E2E42 · #429E2E · #596FCF · #CF596F

Tetradic palette

#2E429E · #9E2E7B · #9E8A2E · #2E9E51 · #192557

Monochromatic palette

#0B1128 · #1D2A63 · #2E429E · #4D64CB · #8898DD

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