Information about #2C72CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2C72CE falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 114, 206) — 17.3% red, 44.7% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 36 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2C72CE is a strongly colored steel-blue 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 practically indistinguishable from Mariner (#286ACD). Slightly further away sit Celtic Blue (#246BCE) and True Blue (#2D68C4).

The recipe behind #2C72CE is rgb(44, 114, 206), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C72CE: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2C72CE color variations

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

#2C72CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2C72CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2C72CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2C72CE 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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#2C72CE 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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#CE2C72
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#72CE2C
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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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#882CCE
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#72CE2C
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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 #2C72CE

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

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

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Bright Navy Blue color link
Bright Navy Blue

#1974D2

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Flat Medium Blue color link
Flat Medium Blue

#3A5FCD

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

#2C72CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C72CE
  • RGB44, 114, 206
  • CMYK64, 36, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(44, 114, 206)
  • HSL214°, 65%, 49%
  • HSL Precise214.074°, 64.8%, 49.02%
  • HSV214°, 79%, 81%
  • HSB214°, 79%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.447, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.447, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.447, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2C72CE
  • DECIMAL ID2912974
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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