Information about #2496B2 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2496B2 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(36, 150, 178) — 14.1% red, 58.8% green, 69.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 11 / 0 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively cyan, #2496B2 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pelorous (#2599B2). Slightly further away sit Homebox Blue (#36A2B9) and Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2).

In RGB terms — rgb(36, 150, 178) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. #2496B2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2496B2 color variations

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

#2496B2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2496B2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1D778E

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#15596A

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Black

#000000

#2496B2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#458EA0

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Grey

#808080

#2496B2 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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#2424B1

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#24B195

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#2496B2 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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#B24124
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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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#B28724
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#B2244F
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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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#24B287
#24B287

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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
#2496B2
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#B22496
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#96B224
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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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#4124B2
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#B24124
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#96B224
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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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#8724B2
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#B24124
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#4FB224
#4FB224

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Nearest named colors to #2496B2

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

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Java color link
Java

#259797

#2496B2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2496B2
  • RGB36, 150, 178
  • CMYK56, 11, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(36, 150, 178)
  • HSL192°, 66%, 42%
  • HSL Precise191.831°, 66.355%, 41.961%
  • HSV192°, 80%, 70%
  • HSB192°, 80%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • GLSLvec3(0.141, 0.588, 0.698)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.141, 0.588, 0.698, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.141, 0.588, 0.698)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2496B2
  • DECIMAL ID2397874
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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