Information about #2422A4 color

#2422A4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2422A4 falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(36, 34, 164) — 14.1% red, 13.3% green, 64.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 50 / 51 / 0 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2422A4 reads as a vivid, lively classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of NELLE (#332299). Slightly further away sit Samsung Blue (#12279E) and Luxury Blue (#1F2B8F).

The recipe behind #2422A4 is rgb(36, 34, 164), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2422A4: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. No one has named #2422A4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2422A4 color variations

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#2422A4 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 #2422A4

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

NELLE color link
NELLE

#332299

Samsung Blue color link
Samsung Blue

#12279E

Luxury Blue color link
Luxury Blue

#1F2B8F

Taylor Blue color link
Taylor Blue

#111398

Indigo Blue color link
Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

Picotee Blue color link
Picotee Blue

#2E2787

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Royal color link
Royal

#0C1793

Coleman Blue color link
Coleman Blue

#2B358C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2422A4
  • RGB36, 34, 164
  • CMYK50, 51, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(36, 34, 164)
  • HSL241°, 66%, 39%
  • HSL Precise240.923°, 65.657%, 38.824%
  • HSV241°, 79%, 64%
  • HSB241°, 79%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.133, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.133, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.133, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2422A4
  • DECIMAL ID2368164
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01