Information about #2A7ACB color

#2A7ACB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A7ACB falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 122, 203) — 16.5% red, 47.8% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 63 / 32 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2A7ACB reads as a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Windows Blue (#357EC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mariner (#286ACD) and Celtic Blue (#246BCE).

The recipe behind #2A7ACB is rgb(42, 122, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2A7ACB: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2A7ACB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2A7ACB color variations

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#2A7ACB 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2A7ACB

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

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

#2A7ACB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A7ACB
  • RGB42, 122, 203
  • CMYK63, 32, 0, 20
  • HSL210°, 66%, 48%
  • HSL Precise210.186°, 65.714%, 48.039%
  • HSV210°, 79%, 80%
  • HSB210°, 79%, 80%
  • HEX ID2A7ACB
  • DECIMAL ID2783947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
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