Information about #2E4D61 color

#2E4D61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #2E4D61 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(46, 77, 97) — 18% red, 30.2% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 8 / 0 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2E4D61 presents itself as a mildly saturated azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lucifer (#2E5060). Nearby in the Register you will also find Navigate (#304E5E) and Spinnaker (#2F4D66).

In RGB terms — rgb(46, 77, 97) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #2E4D61 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2E4D61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2E4D61 color variations

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

#2E4D61 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 #2E4D61

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

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E4D61
  • RGB46, 77, 97
  • CMYK20, 8, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(46, 77, 97)
  • HSL204°, 36%, 28%
  • HSL Precise203.529°, 35.664%, 28.039%
  • HSV204°, 53%, 38%
  • HSB204°, 53%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.302, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.302, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.302, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2E4D61
  • DECIMAL ID3034465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01