Information about #2873EB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2873EB falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 115, 235) — 15.7% red, 45.1% green, 92.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 76 / 47 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2873EB reads as a strongly colored 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 Google Blue (#3369E8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Clear Blue (#247AFD) and Blue Dress (#157DEC).

The recipe behind #2873EB is rgb(40, 115, 235), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2873EB: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. #2873EB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2873EB color variations

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

#2873EB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2873EB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2873EB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2873EB 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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#2873EB 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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#EB2873
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#73EB28
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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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#A028EB
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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 #2873EB

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

Google Blue color link
Google Blue

#3369E8

Clear Blue color link
Clear Blue

#247AFD

Blue Dress color link
Blue Dress

#157DEC

Blue Ribbon color link
Blue Ribbon

#306EFF

Bluetiful color link
Bluetiful

#3C69E7

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Azul color link
Azul

#1D5DEC

Bleu De France color link
Bleu De France

#318CE7

Weebly Blue color link
Weebly Blue

#1F8EED

Lightish Blue color link
Lightish Blue

#3D7AFD

Bright Navy Blue color link
Bright Navy Blue

#1974D2

#2873EB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2873EB
  • RGB40, 115, 235
  • CMYK76, 47, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(40, 115, 235)
  • HSL217°, 83%, 54%
  • HSL Precise216.923°, 82.979%, 53.922%
  • HSV217°, 83%, 92%
  • HSB217°, 83%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.451, 0.922)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.451, 0.922, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.451, 0.922)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2873EB
  • DECIMAL ID2651115
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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