All About Color #2E8CB8

#2E8CB8

About #2E8CB8

#2E8CB8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2E8CB8. In RGB it is red 46, green 140, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 60%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 75%, 24%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 3.78:1 on white and 5.56:1 on black.

#2E8CB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2E, 8C, B8
CMYK75.00%, 23.91%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal46, 140, 184
HSL199°, 60%, 45%
RGB Octal56, 214, 270
HSV (HSB)199.13°, 75.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary101110, 10001100, 10111000
CIE-L*AB54.86, -12.29, -30.81
RGB Percent18.04%, 54.90%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH54.86, 33.17, 248.25
XYZ19.16, 22.80, 48.74
CIE-L*UV54.86, -33.37, -45.57
xyY0.21, 0.25, 22.80
Hunter-Lab47.75, -11.94, -27.10
RYB18.04%, 39.97%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2E8CB8 on a dark background: contrast 5.56:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2E8CB8 on a light background: contrast 3.78:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2E8CB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2E8CB8 · #68B5D9 · #1C546E · #B85A2E · #D98C68

Analogous palette

#2EB85A · #2EB89E · #2E8CB8 · #2E47B8 · #5A2EB8

Triadic palette

#2E8CB8 · #B82E8C · #8CB82E · #68B5D9 · #D968B5

Tetradic palette

#2E8CB8 · #9E2EB8 · #B85A2E · #47B82E · #1C546E

Monochromatic palette

#0F2F3D · #1F5D7A · #2E8CB8 · #5CAFD6 · #99CDE6

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