Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2c36ae, its pure hue is 235.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.6%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #2c36ae, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #060716 to #272f98.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2c36ae. In RGB, it consists of 17.3% Red, 21.2% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 74.7% Cyan, 69% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 235.4°, with saturation of 59.6% and lightness of 42.7%. The decimal value for #2c36ae is 2897582, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2c36ae is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #2c36ae
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2c36ae, its pure hue is 235.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.6%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #2c36ae, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #464fb8 to #e5e6f5.
Tones of #2c36ae
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2c36ae, its pure hue is 235.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 59.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #2c36ae, which range from #6d6d6d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0011da (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #2c36ae
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2c36ae! For #2c36ae, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #2c36ae. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #2c36ae
This color, #2c36ae, consists of 17.3% Red, 21.2% Green, and 68.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 44, Green = 54, Blue = 174. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2c36ae is 74.7% Cyan, 69% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 44 | 54 | 174 |
Octal | 54 | 66 | 256 |
Hexa | #2c | #36 | #ae |
Binary | 00101100 | 00110110 | 10101110 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 74 | 68 | 0 | 31 |
Octal | 112 | 104 | 0 | 37 |
Hexa | #4a | #44 | #00 | #1f |
Binary | 01001010 | 01000100 | 00000000 | 00011111 |
Analogous Colors of #2c36ae
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2c36ae — which has hue 235.4° — its analogous colors are located at 205.4° and 265.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c36ae.
Triadic Colors of #2c36ae
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #2c36ae — which has hue 235.4° — its triadic colors are located at 115.4° and 355.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c36ae.
Complementary Color of #2c36ae
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2c36ae — which has hue 235.4° — its complementary color is located at 55.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c36ae.
Split Complementary Colors of #2c36ae
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #2c36ae — which has hue 235.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 25.4° and 235.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c36ae.
Tetradic Colors of #2c36ae
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #2c36ae — which has hue 235.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 145.4°, 235.4°, 325.4°, and 55.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c36ae.
Monochromatic Colors of #2c36ae
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2c36ae, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #21244c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #5a66ed (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2c36ae
We want to make getting started with #2c36ae on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2c36ae into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2c36ae can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #2c36ae with other HTML elements.
#2c36ae Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #2c36ae;">The color of this text is #2c36ae.</span>
#2c36ae Background Color
<div style="background-color: #2c36ae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2c36ae.</div>
#2c36ae Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2c36ae;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2c36ae.</span>
#2c36ae Border Color
<div style="border: #2c36ae 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2c36ae.</div>
#2c36ae Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2c36ae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2c36ae on a white background.</div></div>
#2c36ae Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2c36ae; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2c36ae on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #2c36ae to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2c36ae,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2c36ae,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2c36ae,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2c36ae,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2c36ae to white.</div>
Gradient from #2c36ae to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2c36ae,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2c36ae,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2c36ae,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2c36ae,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2c36ae to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #2c36ae
In addition to using #2c36ae on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #2c36ae in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2c36ae, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 44, Green = 54, Blue = 174). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2c36ae in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #2c36ae |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(44, 54, 174) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #2c36ae; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #2c36ae; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #2c36ae; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(44, 54, 174); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#2c36ae") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:44, green:54, blue:174, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:44 green:54 blue:174 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(44f, 54f, 174f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(44, 54, 174); |
#2c36ae Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #2c36ae the same way. For those with color blindness, #2c36ae might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2c36ae looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2c36ae is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #2c36ae looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #2c36ae will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #2c36ae is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.