Information about #2B5078 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2B5078 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 80, 120) — 16.9% red, 31.4% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 16 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2B5078 presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Venice Blue (#2C5778). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Jay (#2B547E) and Metallic Blue (#32527B).

The recipe behind #2B5078 is rgb(43, 80, 120), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. No one has named #2B5078 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B5078 color variations

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#2B5078 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 #2B5078

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

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

#2B5078 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B5078
  • RGB43, 80, 120
  • CMYK30, 16, 0, 53
  • HSL211°, 47%, 32%
  • HSL Precise211.169°, 47.239%, 31.961%
  • HSV211°, 64%, 47%
  • HSB211°, 64%, 47%
  • HEX ID2B5078
  • DECIMAL ID2838648
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
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