Information about #2C6887 color

#2C6887 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C6887 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 104, 135) — 17.3% red, 40.8% green, 52.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 12 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#2C6887 is a pleasantly vivid azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Optimist (#2B688D). Slightly further away sit Ugly Blue (#31668A) and Thousand Herb Color (#317589).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 104, 135) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. #2C6887 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2C6887 color variations

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

#2C6887 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 #2C6887

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

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C6887
  • RGB44, 104, 135
  • CMYK36, 12, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(44, 104, 135)
  • HSL200°, 51%, 35%
  • HSL Precise200.44°, 50.838%, 35.098%
  • HSV200°, 67%, 53%
  • HSB200°, 67%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.408, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.408, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.408, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2C6887
  • DECIMAL ID2910343
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01