Information about #2C6BBE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2C6BBE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 107, 190) — 17.3% red, 42% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 57 / 33 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored steel-blue azure, #2C6BBE feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from True Blue (#2D68C4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluish (#2976BB) and Mid Blue (#276AB3).

The recipe behind #2C6BBE is rgb(44, 107, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2C6BBE background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. No one has named #2C6BBE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2C6BBE color variations

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

#2C6BBE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2C6BBE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#235698

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#1A4072

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#112B4C

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#081526

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Black

#000000

#2C6BBE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6D7B8D

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Grey

#808080

#2C6BBE 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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#2C6BBE 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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#BE7F2D
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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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#B4BE2D
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#BE362D
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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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#2DB4BE
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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
#2C6BBE
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#BE2D6C
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#6CBE2D
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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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#7F2DBE
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#BE7F2D
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#6CBE2D
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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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#BE2DB4
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#BE7F2D
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#2DBE36
#2DBE36

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Nearest named colors to #2C6BBE

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

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Flat Medium Blue color link
Flat Medium Blue

#3A5FCD

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

#2C6BBE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C6BBE
  • RGB44, 107, 190
  • CMYK57, 33, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(44, 107, 190)
  • HSL214°, 62%, 46%
  • HSL Precise214.11°, 62.393%, 45.882%
  • HSV214°, 77%, 75%
  • HSB214°, 77%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.420, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.420, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.420, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2C6BBE
  • DECIMAL ID2911166
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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