All About Color #2E8EB8

#2E8EB8

About #2E8EB8

#2E8EB8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #2E8EB8. In RGB it is red 46, green 142, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 60%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 75%, 23%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 3.70:1 on white and 5.68:1 on black.

#2E8EB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet2E, 8E, B8
CMYK75.00%, 22.83%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal46, 142, 184
HSL198°, 60%, 45%
RGB Octal56, 216, 270
HSV (HSB)198.26°, 75.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary101110, 10001110, 10111000
CIE-L*AB55.47, -13.41, -29.87
RGB Percent18.04%, 55.69%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH55.47, 32.74, 245.83
XYZ19.45, 23.39, 48.84
CIE-L*UV55.47, -34.09, -43.99
xyY0.21, 0.26, 23.39
Hunter-Lab48.36, -12.84, -26.02
RYB18.04%, 40.24%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2E8EB8 on a dark background: contrast 5.68:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2E8EB8 on a light background: contrast 3.70:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2E8EB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2E8EB8 · #68B7D9 · #1C556E · #B8572E · #D98A68

Analogous palette

#2EB857 · #2EB89C · #2E8EB8 · #2E49B8 · #572EB8

Triadic palette

#2E8EB8 · #B82E8E · #8EB82E · #68B7D9 · #D968B7

Tetradic palette

#2E8EB8 · #9C2EB8 · #B8572E · #49B82E · #1C556E

Monochromatic palette

#0F2F3D · #1F5F7A · #2E8EB8 · #5CB1D6 · #99CFE6

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