Information about #2780B0 color

#2780B0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2780B0 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(39, 128, 176) — 15.3% red, 50.2% green, 69% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 54 / 19 / 0 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2780B0 reads as a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 UCLA Blue (#2774AE). Slightly further away sit Lure (#2F77A9) and Bluish (#2976BB).

The recipe behind #2780B0 is rgb(39, 128, 176), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2780B0: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. No one has named #2780B0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2780B0 color variations

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

#2780B0 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 #2780B0

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

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2780B0
  • RGB39, 128, 176
  • CMYK54, 19, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(39, 128, 176)
  • HSL201°, 64%, 42%
  • HSL Precise201.022°, 63.721%, 42.157%
  • HSV201°, 78%, 69%
  • HSB201°, 78%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • GLSLvec3(0.153, 0.502, 0.690)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.153, 0.502, 0.690, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.153, 0.502, 0.690)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2780B0
  • DECIMAL ID2588848
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01