Information about #2A3B4D color

#2A3B4D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A3B4D falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 59, 77) — 16.5% red, 23.1% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 7 / 0 / 70. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2A3B4D reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nile Blue (#253F4E). Slightly further away sit Vintage Navy (#2A344D) and Tarawera (#253C48).

The recipe behind #2A3B4D is rgb(42, 59, 77), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A3B4D: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2A3B4D color variations

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#2A3B4D 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 #2A3B4D

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

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Vintage Navy color link
Vintage Navy

#2A344D

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Midnight Oil color link
Midnight Oil

#283854

Bunting color link
Bunting

#2B3449

Checkmate color link
Checkmate

#2F324A

Gotham color link
Gotham

#303B44

Ares blue color link
Ares blue

#2D4255

Galactica color link
Galactica

#303655

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A3B4D
  • RGB42, 59, 77
  • CMYK14, 7, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(42, 59, 77)
  • HSL211°, 29%, 23%
  • HSL Precise210.857°, 29.412%, 23.333%
  • HSV211°, 45%, 30%
  • HSB211°, 45%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.231, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.231, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.231, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2A3B4D
  • DECIMAL ID2767693
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01