Information about #2893A8 color

#2893A8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2893A8 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 147, 168) — 15.7% red, 57.6% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 50 / 8 / 0 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2893A8 reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and 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 near neighbor of Pelorous (#2599B2). Slightly further away sit Scooter (#308EA0) and Java (#259797).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 147, 168) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2893A8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2893A8 color variations

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#2893A8 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 #2893A8

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

Java color link
Java

#259797

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2893A8
  • RGB40, 147, 168
  • CMYK50, 8, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(40, 147, 168)
  • HSL190°, 62%, 41%
  • HSL Precise189.844°, 61.538%, 40.784%
  • HSV190°, 76%, 66%
  • HSB190°, 76%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.576, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.576, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.576, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2893A8
  • DECIMAL ID2659240
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01