Information about Blueprint color
Basic facts about this digital color
#2A313F presents itself as a gently muted azure — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Black Rock (#2C2D3C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tornado (#272D3C) and Valhalla (#2A2B41).
In RGB terms — rgb(42, 49, 63) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:75), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Blueprint" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Blueprint color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Blueprint color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Blueprint color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Blueprint color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Blueprint color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Blueprint 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 Blueprint color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Blueprint
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#2C2D3C
#272D3C
#2A2B41
#293741
#2A3439
#282B3C
#2B3246
#243442
#2F2E3A
#242E3B
#243640
#25383C
Blueprint color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2A313F
- RGB42, 49, 63
- CMYK8, 5, 0, 75
- CSSrgb(42, 49, 63)
- HSL220°, 20%, 21%
- HSL Precise220°, 20%, 20.588%
- HSV220°, 33%, 25%
- HSB220°, 33%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
- GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.192, 0.247)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.192, 0.247, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.192, 0.247)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2A313F
- DECIMAL ID2765119
- Name Length9
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