Information about #2A728B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2A728B is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 114, 139) — 16.5% red, 44.7% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 38 / 10 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored steel-blue azure, #2A728B sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thousand Herb Color (#317589). Nearby in the Register you will also find Optimist (#2B688D) and Teal Blue (#367588).

The recipe behind #2A728B is rgb(42, 114, 139), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2A728B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. #2A728B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2A728B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2A728B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2A728B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2A728B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2A728B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2A728B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #2A728B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Thousand Herb Color color link
Thousand Herb Color

#317589

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Donovan Busha Blue color link
Donovan Busha Blue

#327B7F

Greenish Blue color link
Greenish Blue

#307D7E

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Light Blue Flower color link
Light Blue Flower

#1D697C

#2A728B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A728B
  • RGB42, 114, 139
  • CMYK38, 10, 0, 45
  • HSL195°, 54%, 35%
  • HSL Precise195.464°, 53.591%, 35.49%
  • HSV195°, 70%, 55%
  • HSB195°, 70%, 55%
  • HEX ID2A728B
  • DECIMAL ID2781835
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
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