Information about #2A5DBB color

#2A5DBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2A5DBB is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 93, 187) — 16.5% red, 36.5% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 57 / 37 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored sky-leaning azure, #2A5DBB carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cerulean Blue (#2A52BE). Slightly further away sit True Blue (#2D68C4) and Mid Blue (#276AB3).

The recipe behind #2A5DBB is rgb(42, 93, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2A5DBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2A5DBB color variations

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

#2A5DBB 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 #2A5DBB

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

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Violet Blue color link
Violet Blue

#324AB2

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Bryan Blue color link
Bryan Blue

#3246BA

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A5DBB
  • RGB42, 93, 187
  • CMYK57, 37, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(42, 93, 187)
  • HSL219°, 63%, 45%
  • HSL Precise218.897°, 63.319%, 44.902%
  • HSV219°, 78%, 73%
  • HSB219°, 78%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.365, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.365, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.365, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2A5DBB
  • DECIMAL ID2776507
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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