Information about Astronaut color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid blue, #283A77 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wet N Wild (#254375). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sea World (#323F75) and Filmpro Ultramarine Blue (#2C3E6B).
In RGB terms — rgb(40, 58, 119) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. The name "Astronaut" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Astronaut color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Astronaut color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Astronaut color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Astronaut color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Astronaut color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Astronaut 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 Astronaut color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Astronaut
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#254375
#323F75
#2C3E6B
#353D75
#2C3968
#352F77
#313669
#254683
#254B75
#30436A
#233167
#342D7E
Astronaut color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#283A77
- RGB40, 58, 119
- CMYK31, 24, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(40, 58, 119)
- HSL226°, 50%, 31%
- HSL Precise226.329°, 49.686%, 31.176%
- HSV226°, 66%, 47%
- HSB226°, 66%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
- GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.227, 0.467)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.227, 0.467, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.227, 0.467)
- Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID283A77
- DECIMAL ID2636407
- Name Length9
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- Counting from2025-01-01
