Information about #2B5873 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2B5873 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 88, 115) — 16.9% red, 34.5% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 11 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2B5873 is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chathams Blue (#2C5971). Nearby in the Register you will also find Spray Drift (#2D5877) and Venice Blue (#2C5778).

The recipe behind #2B5873 is rgb(43, 88, 115), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #2B5873 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2B5873 color variations

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

#2B5873 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2B5873 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2B5873 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2B5873 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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#2B5873 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #2B5873

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

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Metallic Blue color link
Metallic Blue

#32527B

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

#2B5873 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B5873
  • RGB43, 88, 115
  • CMYK28, 11, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(43, 88, 115)
  • HSL203°, 46%, 31%
  • HSL Precise202.5°, 45.57%, 30.98%
  • HSV203°, 63%, 45%
  • HSB203°, 63%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.345, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.345, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.345, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2B5873
  • DECIMAL ID2840691
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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