Information about #2C577D color

#2C577D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C577D falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 87, 125) — 17.3% red, 34.1% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 15 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2C577D is a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Blue Jay (#2B547E). Slightly further away sit Venice Blue (#2C5778) and Spray Drift (#2D5877).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(44, 87, 125)), which gives #2C577D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C577D: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. No one has named #2C577D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2C577D color variations

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

#2C577D 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 #2C577D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C577D
  • RGB44, 87, 125
  • CMYK32, 15, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(44, 87, 125)
  • HSL208°, 48%, 33%
  • HSL Precise208.148°, 47.929%, 33.137%
  • HSV208°, 65%, 49%
  • HSB208°, 65%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.341, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.341, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.341, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2C577D
  • DECIMAL ID2905981
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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