Information about #2B496E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2B496E falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 73, 110) — 16.9% red, 28.6% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 15 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2B496E is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bellbottom Blue (#2C4C6D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Griffin Fjord (#274B6A) and Capri (#30436A).

The recipe behind #2B496E is rgb(43, 73, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2B496E: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. #2B496E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2B496E color variations

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

#2B496E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2B496E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2B496E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2B496E 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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#2B496E 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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#6E502B
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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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#2B6B6E
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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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#6E2B49
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#496E2B
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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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#502B6E
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#496E2B
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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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#6E2B6B
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#6E502B
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#2B6E2E
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Nearest named colors to #2B496E

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

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Capri color link
Capri

#30436A

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Filmpro Ultramarine Blue color link
Filmpro Ultramarine Blue

#2C3E6B

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Sea World color link
Sea World

#323F75

Super Sonic color link
Super Sonic

#374467

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

#2B496E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B496E
  • RGB43, 73, 110
  • CMYK26, 15, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(43, 73, 110)
  • HSL213°, 44%, 30%
  • HSL Precise213.134°, 43.791%, 30%
  • HSV213°, 61%, 43%
  • HSB213°, 61%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.286, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.286, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.286, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B496E
  • DECIMAL ID2836846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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