Information about #2D8AC8 color

#2D8AC8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2D8AC8 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(45, 138, 200) — 17.6% red, 54.1% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 61 / 24 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2D8AC8 reads as a strongly colored sky-leaning azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Ivy (#3090C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1) and Windows Blue (#357EC7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(45, 138, 200)), which gives #2D8AC8 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2D8AC8: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. #2D8AC8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2D8AC8 color variations

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

#2D8AC8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2D8AC8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2D8AC8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2D8AC8 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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#2D8AC8 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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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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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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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
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#C82D8A
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#8AC82D
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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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#6B2DC8
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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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#B82DC8
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#C86B2D
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#3DC82D
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Nearest named colors to #2D8AC8

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

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

#2D8AC8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2D8AC8
  • RGB45, 138, 200
  • CMYK61, 24, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(45, 138, 200)
  • HSL204°, 63%, 48%
  • HSL Precise204°, 63.265%, 48.039%
  • HSV204°, 78%, 78%
  • HSB204°, 78%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.176, 0.541, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.176, 0.541, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.176, 0.541, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2D8AC8
  • DECIMAL ID2984648
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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