Information about #2B5A6D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#2B5A6D 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 Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71) and Blumine (#305C71).
In RGB terms — rgb(43, 90, 109) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. No one has named #2B5A6D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#2B5A6D color variations
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#2B5A6D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2B5A6D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2B5A6D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2B5A6D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2B5A6D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2B5A6D color
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Nearest named colors to #2B5A6D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2C5971
#265B71
#305C71
#2F6168
#2D5877
#365C6C
#2C5778
#255B77
#305563
#2C4C6D
#2E696D
#2F4D66
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2B5A6D
- RGB43, 90, 109
- CMYK26, 7, 0, 57
- CSSrgb(43, 90, 109)
- HSL197°, 43%, 30%
- HSL Precise197.273°, 43.421%, 29.804%
- HSV197°, 61%, 43%
- HSB197°, 61%, 43%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
- GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.353, 0.427)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.353, 0.427, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.353, 0.427)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID2B5A6D
- DECIMAL ID2841197
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
