All About Color #2E97BD

#2E97BD

About #2E97BD

#2E97BD is a medium blue color with the hex code #2E97BD. In RGB it is red 46, green 151, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 61%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 76%, 20%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.35:1 on white and 6.28:1 on black.

#2E97BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet2E, 97, BD
CMYK75.66%, 20.11%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal46, 151, 189
HSL196°, 61%, 46%
RGB Octal56, 227, 275
HSV (HSB)195.94°, 75.66%, 74.12%
RGB Binary101110, 10010111, 10111101
CIE-L*AB58.40, -16.63, -28.16
RGB Percent18.04%, 59.22%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH58.40, 32.70, 239.44
XYZ21.38, 26.39, 52.11
CIE-L*UV58.40, -37.00, -41.18
xyY0.21, 0.26, 26.39
Hunter-Lab51.37, -15.61, -24.19
RYB18.04%, 41.78%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2E97BD on a dark background: contrast 6.28:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2E97BD on a light background: contrast 3.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2E97BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2E97BD · #6BBDDB · #1C5C73 · #BD542E · #DB896B

Analogous palette

#2EBD54 · #2EBD9B · #2E97BD · #2E4FBD · #542EBD

Triadic palette

#2E97BD · #BD2E97 · #97BD2E · #6BBDDB · #DB6BBD

Tetradic palette

#2E97BD · #9B2EBD · #BD542E · #4FBD2E · #1C5C73

Monochromatic palette

#103442 · #1F667F · #2E97BD · #5FB8D8 · #9CD3E7

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