Information about #306BA6 color

#306BA6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#306BA6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(48, 107, 166) — 18.8% red, 42% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 46 / 23 / 0 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#306BA6 is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lochmara (#316EA0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lure (#2F77A9) and Primetime (#3973A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(48, 107, 166) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #306BA6: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #306BA6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#306BA6 color variations

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

#306BA6 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 #306BA6

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

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

Flat Blue color link
Flat Blue

#3C73A8

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Super Duper color link
Super Duper

#42639F

St Tropaz color link
St Tropaz

#2D569B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#306BA6
  • RGB48, 107, 166
  • CMYK46, 23, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(48, 107, 166)
  • HSL210°, 55%, 42%
  • HSL Precise210°, 55.14%, 41.961%
  • HSV210°, 71%, 65%
  • HSB210°, 71%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.420, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.420, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.420, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID306BA6
  • DECIMAL ID3173286
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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