All About Color #2F8ABC

#2F8ABC

About #2F8ABC

#2F8ABC is a medium blue color with the hex code #2F8ABC. In RGB it is red 47, green 138, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 60%, lightness 46%; in CMYK it is 75%, 27%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.83:1 on white and 5.48:1 on black.

#2F8ABC Color Conversion

Hex triplet2F, 8A, BC
CMYK75.00%, 26.60%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal47, 138, 188
HSL201°, 60%, 46%
RGB Octal57, 212, 274
HSV (HSB)201.28°, 75.00%, 73.73%
RGB Binary101111, 10001010, 10111100
CIE-L*AB54.46, -9.64, -33.72
RGB Percent18.43%, 54.12%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH54.46, 35.07, 254.05
XYZ19.34, 22.41, 50.88
CIE-L*UV54.46, -32.30, -50.54
xyY0.21, 0.24, 22.41
Hunter-Lab47.34, -9.93, -30.59
RYB18.43%, 40.12%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2F8ABC on a dark background: contrast 5.48:1, passes WCAG AA.
#2F8ABC on a light background: contrast 3.83:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2F8ABC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2F8ABC · #6CB4DA · #1D5472 · #BC602F · #DA936C

Analogous palette

#2FBC60 · #2FBCA7 · #2F8ABC · #2F44BC · #602FBC

Triadic palette

#2F8ABC · #BC2F8A · #8ABC2F · #6CB4DA · #DA6CB4

Tetradic palette

#2F8ABC · #A72FBC · #BC602F · #44BC2F · #1D5472

Monochromatic palette

#103041 · #205D7E · #2F8ABC · #60ADD7 · #9DCDE7

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