Information about #2C5ED2 color

#2C5ED2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C5ED2 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 94, 210) — 17.3% red, 36.9% green, 82.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 65 / 45 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2C5ED2 is a vivid, lively azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Byzantine Blue (#3457D5). Slightly further away sit Royal Blue (#2B60DE) and Mariner (#286ACD).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 94, 210) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C5ED2: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. No one has named #2C5ED2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2C5ED2 color variations

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

#2C5ED2 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 #2C5ED2

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

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Google Blue color link
Google Blue

#3369E8

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C5ED2
  • RGB44, 94, 210
  • CMYK65, 45, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(44, 94, 210)
  • HSL222°, 65%, 50%
  • HSL Precise221.928°, 65.354%, 49.804%
  • HSV222°, 79%, 82%
  • HSB222°, 79%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.369, 0.824)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.369, 0.824, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.369, 0.824)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2C5ED2
  • DECIMAL ID2907858
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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