Information about #2E6CD0 color

#2E6CD0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2E6CD0 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(46, 108, 208) — 18% red, 42.4% green, 81.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 39 / 0 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2E6CD0 reads as a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mariner (#286ACD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Celtic Blue (#246BCE) and True Blue (#2D68C4).

The recipe behind #2E6CD0 is rgb(46, 108, 208), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. No one has named #2E6CD0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2E6CD0 color variations

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#2E6CD0 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 #2E6CD0

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

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Google Blue color link
Google Blue

#3369E8

#2E6CD0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E6CD0
  • RGB46, 108, 208
  • CMYK64, 39, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(46, 108, 208)
  • HSL217°, 64%, 50%
  • HSL Precise217.037°, 63.78%, 49.804%
  • HSV217°, 78%, 82%
  • HSB217°, 78%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.424, 0.816)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.424, 0.816, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.424, 0.816)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2E6CD0
  • DECIMAL ID3042512
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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