Information about #2A556F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2A556F falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(42, 85, 111) — 16.5% red, 33.3% green, 43.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 10 / 0 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid azure, #2A556F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chathams Blue (#2C5971). Slightly further away sit Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71) and Spray Drift (#2D5877).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(42, 85, 111)), which gives #2A556F its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A556F: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. No one has named #2A556F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2A556F color variations

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

#2A556F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2A556F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#214358

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#193242

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Black

#000000

#2A556F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#46677B

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Grey

#808080

#2A556F 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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#2A556F 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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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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#6F672A
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#6F2A32
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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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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
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#6F2A55
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#556F2A
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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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#442A6F
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#6F442A
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#556F2A
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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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#672A6F
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#6F442A
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#326F2A
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Nearest named colors to #2A556F

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

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

#2A556F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2A556F
  • RGB42, 85, 111
  • CMYK27, 10, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(42, 85, 111)
  • HSL203°, 45%, 30%
  • HSL Precise202.609°, 45.098%, 30%
  • HSV203°, 62%, 44%
  • HSB203°, 62%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.333, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.333, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.333, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2A556F
  • DECIMAL ID2774383
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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