Information about #2C6078 color

#2C6078 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2C6078 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 96, 120) — 17.3% red, 37.6% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 9 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure, #2C6078 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spray Drift (#2D5877). Nearby in the Register you will also find Orient (#255B77) and Venice Blue (#2C5778).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(44, 96, 120)), which gives #2C6078 its character. If you plan to put text on a #2C6078 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2C6078 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2C6078 color variations

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#2C6078 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 #2C6078

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

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C6078
  • RGB44, 96, 120
  • CMYK30, 9, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(44, 96, 120)
  • HSL199°, 46%, 32%
  • HSL Precise198.947°, 46.341%, 32.157%
  • HSV199°, 63%, 47%
  • HSB199°, 63%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.376, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.376, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.376, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2C6078
  • DECIMAL ID2908280
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01