Color swatch image showing #2A52BD with RGB(42,82,189) values

#2A52BD Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #2A52BD including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#2A52BD Color Information

#2A52BD RGB value is (42, 82, 189). The hex color red value is 42, green is 82, and blue is 189. Its HSL format shows a hue of 224°, saturation of 64 percent, and lightness of 45 percent. The CMYK process values are 78 percent, 57 percent, 0 percent, 26 percent.

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#2A52BD Color Meaning

Color #2A52BD conveys intellectual ambition, structured vision, and chromatic authority. Color #2A52BD is a deeper, slightly violet-leaning blue that evokes twilight sky over mountains—dignified, focused, and slightly mysterious. Unlike cobalt or royal blue, #2A52BD carries enough depth to feel strategic. In academic and tech branding, #2A52BD hue signals high-level thinking: think research institutes, AI platforms, and aerospace. Cognitive research links such blues to improved pattern recognition and long-term planning. In digital interfaces, color #2A52BD functions as a premium primary. #2A52BD offers strong contrast against light backgrounds and meets accessibility standards with proper pairing. #2A52BD’s common in data visualization for “high-value” categories, where its richness implies importance without alarm. Print applications benefit from its opacity and lightfastness, especially in annual reports and luxury tech packaging. Color #2A52BD commands respect through precision. Culturally, color #2A52BD reflects vision that endures. #2A52BD appears in futurist design, university seals, and innovation labs as a symbol of ideas that last. Spiritually, #2A52BD aligns with the third eye chakra’s discerning mode: insight over impulse. Designers use color #2A52BD when they want to signal ambition with integrity. Its power lies not in volume, but in vision.

Color Conversion

Convert #2A52BD across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#2A52BD
RGB
rgb(42, 82, 189)
HSL
hsl(224°, 64%, 45%)
CMYK
cmyk(78%, 57%, 0%, 26%)
HSV
hsv(224°, 78%, 74%)
XYZ
13.1574 10.2010 49.4196
Yxy
10.2010 0.1808 0.1402
Hunter Lab
31.9390 1.0279 -3.6068
CIE-Lab
38.2007 25.0274 -60.2514

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red42 / 255 (16%)
16%
Green82 / 255 (32%)
32%
Blue189 / 255 (74%)
74%

CMYK Values

Cyan78 / 100 (78%)
78%
Magenta57 / 100 (57%)
57%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)26 / 100 (26%)
26%

Color Variations

#2A52BD harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#2A52BD harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #2A52BD for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

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WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.91:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.91:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #2A52BD appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#2A52BD

protanopia

#3b3ca3

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #2A52BD;

Text Color

color: #2A52BD;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #2A52BD;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #2A52BD40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #2A52BD;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2A52BD 0%, #193070 100%);

#2A52BD Color FAQs

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