Information about #2B5A6E color

#2B5A6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2B5A6E falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 90, 110) — 16.9% red, 35.3% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 8 / 0 / 57. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#2B5A6E is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chathams Blue (#2C5971). Slightly further away sit Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71) and Blumine (#305C71).

In RGB terms — rgb(43, 90, 110) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2B5A6E: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2B5A6E color variations

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#2B5A6E 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 #2B5A6E

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

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

#2B5A6E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B5A6E
  • RGB43, 90, 110
  • CMYK26, 8, 0, 57
  • HSL198°, 44%, 30%
  • HSL Precise197.91°, 43.791%, 30%
  • HSV198°, 61%, 43%
  • HSB198°, 61%, 43%
  • HEX ID2B5A6E
  • DECIMAL ID2841198
  • 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 RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
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