Information about #2289AE color

#2289AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2289AE falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(34, 137, 174) — 13.3% red, 53.7% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 15 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2289AE reads as a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pelorous (#2599B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scooter (#308EA0) and UCLA Blue (#2774AE).

The recipe behind #2289AE is rgb(34, 137, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2289AE: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2289AE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2289AE color variations

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

#2289AE 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 #2289AE

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

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Java color link
Java

#259797

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2289AE
  • RGB34, 137, 174
  • CMYK55, 15, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(34, 137, 174)
  • HSL196°, 67%, 41%
  • HSL Precise195.857°, 67.308%, 40.784%
  • HSV196°, 80%, 68%
  • HSB196°, 80%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.133, 0.537, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.133, 0.537, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.133, 0.537, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2289AE
  • DECIMAL ID2263470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01