Information about #2B2455 color

#2B2455 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2B2455 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 36, 85) — 16.9% red, 14.1% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 19 / 0 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored blue, #2B2455 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Paua (#2A2551). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Persian Blue (#2D2759) and Blast Off (#262857).

In RGB terms — rgb(43, 36, 85) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #2B2455 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #2B2455 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2B2455 color variations

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#2B2455 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 #2B2455

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B2455
  • RGB43, 36, 85
  • CMYK16, 19, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(43, 36, 85)
  • HSL249°, 40%, 24%
  • HSL Precise248.571°, 40.496%, 23.725%
  • HSV249°, 58%, 33%
  • HSB249°, 58%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.141, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.141, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.141, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2B2455
  • DECIMAL ID2827349
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01