Information about #2A436E color

#2A436E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2A436E falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(42, 67, 110) — 16.5% red, 26.3% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 17 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2A436E is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Filmpro Ultramarine Blue (#2C3E6B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Capri (#30436A) and Wet N Wild (#254375).

The recipe behind #2A436E is rgb(42, 67, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A436E: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2A436E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2A436E color variations

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#2A436E 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 #2A436E

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

Capri color link
Capri

#30436A

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Sea World color link
Sea World

#323F75

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Ford Blue color link
Ford Blue

#2C3968

Astronaut color link
Astronaut

#283A77

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Torea Bay color link
Torea Bay

#353D75

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A436E
  • RGB42, 67, 110
  • CMYK27, 17, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(42, 67, 110)
  • HSL218°, 45%, 30%
  • HSL Precise217.941°, 44.737%, 29.804%
  • HSV218°, 62%, 43%
  • HSB218°, 62%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.263, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.263, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.263, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2A436E
  • DECIMAL ID2769774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01