Information about #2B5668 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #2B5668 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(43, 86, 104) — 16.9% red, 33.7% green, 40.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 7 / 0 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2B5668 reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Marathon (#305563). Slightly further away sit Chathams Blue (#2C5971) and Spinnaker (#2F4D66).

The recipe behind #2B5668 is rgb(43, 86, 104), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2B5668: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. No one has named #2B5668 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B5668 color variations

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

#2B5668 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2B5668 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#224453

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#1A333E

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Black

#000000

#2B5668 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#476876

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#58717B

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Grey

#808080

#2B5668 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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#2B5668 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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#685C2C
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#682C38
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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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#2C685C
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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
#2B5668
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#682C56
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#56682C
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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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#3E2C68
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#683E2C
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#56682C
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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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#5C2C68
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#683E2C
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#38682C
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Nearest named colors to #2B5668

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

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B5668
  • RGB43, 86, 104
  • CMYK24, 7, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(43, 86, 104)
  • HSL198°, 41%, 29%
  • HSL Precise197.705°, 41.497%, 28.824%
  • HSV198°, 59%, 41%
  • HSB198°, 59%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.337, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.337, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.337, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B5668
  • DECIMAL ID2840168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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