All About Color #2E8AB8

#2E8AB8

About #2E8AB8

#2E8AB8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2E8AB8. In RGB it is red 46, green 138, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 60%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 75%, 25%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 3.86:1 on white and 5.44:1 on black.

#2E8AB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2E, 8A, B8
CMYK75.00%, 25.00%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal46, 138, 184
HSL200°, 60%, 45%
RGB Octal56, 212, 270
HSV (HSB)200.00°, 75.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary101110, 10001010, 10111000
CIE-L*AB54.26, -11.17, -31.76
RGB Percent18.04%, 54.12%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH54.26, 33.66, 250.63
XYZ18.87, 22.22, 48.64
CIE-L*UV54.26, -32.66, -47.14
xyY0.21, 0.25, 22.22
Hunter-Lab47.14, -11.04, -28.19
RYB18.04%, 39.69%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2E8AB8 on a dark background: contrast 5.44:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2E8AB8 on a light background: contrast 3.86:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2E8AB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2E8AB8 · #68B4D9 · #1C536E · #B85C2E · #D98E68

Analogous palette

#2EB85C · #2EB8A1 · #2E8AB8 · #2E45B8 · #5C2EB8

Triadic palette

#2E8AB8 · #B82E8A · #8AB82E · #68B4D9 · #D968B4

Tetradic palette

#2E8AB8 · #A12EB8 · #B85C2E · #45B82E · #1C536E

Monochromatic palette

#0F2E3D · #1F5C7A · #2E8AB8 · #5CADD6 · #99CCE6

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