Information about #2C6EA0 color

#2C6EA0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C6EA0 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 110, 160) — 17.3% red, 43.1% green, 62.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 20 / 0 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#2C6EA0 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lochmara (#316EA0). Slightly further away sit Tripster Blue (#2070A0) and Lure (#2F77A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(44, 110, 160) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2C6EA0: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2C6EA0 color variations

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#2C6EA0 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 #2C6EA0

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

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Flat Blue color link
Flat Blue

#3C73A8

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C6EA0
  • RGB44, 110, 160
  • CMYK45, 20, 0, 37
  • CSSrgb(44, 110, 160)
  • HSL206°, 57%, 40%
  • HSL Precise205.862°, 56.863%, 40%
  • HSV206°, 73%, 63%
  • HSB206°, 73%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.431, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.431, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.431, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2C6EA0
  • DECIMAL ID2911904
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01