Information about Venice Blue color

#2C5778 - Venice Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C5778, known as "Venice Blue", falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 87, 120) — 17.3% red, 34.1% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 13 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2C5778 is a pleasantly vivid azure 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 Spray Drift (#2D5877). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blue Jay (#2B547E) and Chathams Blue (#2C5971).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(44, 87, 120)), which gives #2C5778 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. The name "Venice Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Venice Blue color variations

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

Venice Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Venice Blue

#2C5778
#3E7BA9

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#679DC6

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#99BDD9

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#CCDEEC

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White

#FFFFFF

Venice Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Venice Blue

#2C5778
#23455F

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#1A3347

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#11222F

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#081117

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Black

#000000

Venice Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Venice Blue

#2C5778
#395F7C

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#48677F

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#596F81

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#6B7781

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Grey

#808080

Venice Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5B2C77

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#3D2C77

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#2C3877

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Venice Blue

#2C5778
#2C7477

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#2C775B

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#2C773D

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Venice Blue 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
#2C5778
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#774D2C
#774D2C

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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
#2C5778
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#77722C
#77722C

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#772C31
#772C31

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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
#2C3177
#2C3177

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#2C5778
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#2C7772
#2C7772

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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
#2C5778
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#772C57
#772C57

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#57772C
#57772C

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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
#2C5778
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#4D2C77
#4D2C77

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#774D2C
#774D2C

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#57772C
#57772C

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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
#2C5778
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#722C77
#722C77

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#774D2C
#774D2C

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#31772C
#31772C

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Nearest named colors to Venice Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Metallic Blue color link
Metallic Blue

#32527B

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Venice Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C5778
  • RGB44, 87, 120
  • CMYK30, 13, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(44, 87, 120)
  • HSL206°, 46%, 32%
  • HSL Precise206.053°, 46.341%, 32.157%
  • HSV206°, 63%, 47%
  • HSB206°, 63%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.341, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.341, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.341, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2C5778
  • DECIMAL ID2905976
  • Name Length11
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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