Information about #2E79A8 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #2E79A8 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lure (#2F77A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are UCLA Blue (#2774AE) and Primetime (#3973A9).
The recipe behind #2E79A8 is rgb(46, 121, 168), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2E79A8 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#2E79A8 color variations
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#2E79A8 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2E79A8 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2E79A8 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2E79A8 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2E79A8 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2E79A8 color
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Nearest named colors to #2E79A8
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2F77A9
#2774AE
#3973A9
#316EA0
#3C73A8
#3B719F
#2070A0
#276AB3
#2976BB
#3E7F9D
#3F829D
#308EA0
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2E79A8
- RGB46, 121, 168
- CMYK48, 18, 0, 34
- CSSrgb(46, 121, 168)
- HSL203°, 57%, 42%
- HSL Precise203.115°, 57.009%, 41.961%
- HSV203°, 73%, 66%
- HSB203°, 73%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
- GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.475, 0.659)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.475, 0.659, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.475, 0.659)
- Percentage of Red in RGB18%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID2E79A8
- DECIMAL ID3045800
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
