Information about #2E78BD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2E78BD falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(46, 120, 189) — 18% red, 47.1% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 56 / 27 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#2E78BD presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluish (#2976BB). Slightly further away sit Windows Blue (#357EC7) and UCLA Blue (#2774AE).

In RGB terms — rgb(46, 120, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2E78BD: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2E78BD color variations

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

#2E78BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2E78BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2E78BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2E78BD 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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#2E78BD 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #2E78BD

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

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

#2E78BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E78BD
  • RGB46, 120, 189
  • CMYK56, 27, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(46, 120, 189)
  • HSL209°, 61%, 46%
  • HSL Precise208.951°, 60.851%, 46.078%
  • HSV209°, 76%, 74%
  • HSB209°, 76%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.471, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.471, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.471, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2E78BD
  • DECIMAL ID3045565
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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