Information about #3080B9 color

#3080B9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3080B9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(48, 128, 185) (18.8% red, 50.2% green, 72.5% blue), or CMYK 54 / 22 / 0 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3080B9 reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Bluish (#2976BB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sports Star (#3D85B8) and Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1).

The recipe behind #3080B9 is rgb(48, 128, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3080B9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. No one has named #3080B9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3080B9 color variations

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#3080B9 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 #3080B9

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

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3080B9
  • RGB48, 128, 185
  • CMYK54, 22, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(48, 128, 185)
  • HSL205°, 59%, 46%
  • HSL Precise204.964°, 58.798%, 45.686%
  • HSV205°, 74%, 73%
  • HSB205°, 74%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.502, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.502, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.502, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3080B9
  • DECIMAL ID3178681
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01