#2c4a70 Color Information

#2c4a70 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #2c4a70. In RGB, it consists of 17.3% Red, 29.0% Green, and 43.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 60.7% Cyan, 33.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 56.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 213.5°, with saturation of 43.6% and lightness of 30.6%. The decimal value for #2c4a70 is 2902640, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #2c4a70 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#2c4a70 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color44, 74, 112 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color17.3%, 29.0%, 43.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.827, 0.710, 0.561 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.607, 0.339, 0, 0.561 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color213.5°, 43.6%, 30.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color213.5°, 60.7%, 43.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color6.412, 6.603, 16.266 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color44, 65, 112 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2902640 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color30.885, 1.452, -25.284 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)30.885, 25.326, 273.287 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color30.885, -12.674, -33.359 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color25.696, -0.426, -19.544 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.219, 0.226, 6.603 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281092720 / 0xff2c4a70 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: October 9, 2024

Shades of #2c4a70

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #2c4a70, its pure hue is 213.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.6%, and its lightness is 30.6%. 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 #2c4a70, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #06090e to #274162.

Tints of #2c4a70

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #2c4a70, its pure hue is 213.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.6%, and its lightness is 30.6%. 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 #2c4a70, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #466182 to #e5e8ed.

Tones of #2c4a70

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #2c4a70, its pure hue is 213.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.6%, 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 #2c4a70, which range from #4e4e4e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00459c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #2c4a70

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #2c4a70! For #2c4a70, 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, #2c4a70. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #2c4a70

This color, #2c4a70, consists of 17.3% Red, 29.0% Green, and 43.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 44, Green = 74, Blue = 112. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #2c4a70 is 60.7% Cyan, 33.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 56.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R17.3%
C60.7%
G29.0%
M33.9%
B43.9%
Y0.0%
K56.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 44 74 112
Octal 54 112 160
Hexa #2c #4a #70
Binary 00101100 01001010 01110000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 60 33 0 56
Octal 74 41 0 70
Hexa #3c #21 #00 #38
Binary 00111100 00100001 00000000 00111000

Analogous Colors of #2c4a70

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #2c4a70 — which has hue 213.5° — its analogous colors are located at 183.5° and 243.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c4a70.

Triadic Colors of #2c4a70

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 #2c4a70 — which has hue 213.5° — its triadic colors are located at 93.5° and 333.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c4a70.

Complementary Color of #2c4a70

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #2c4a70 — which has hue 213.5° — its complementary color is located at 33.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c4a70.

Split Complementary Colors of #2c4a70

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 #2c4a70 — which has hue 213.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 3.5° and 213.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c4a70.

Tetradic Colors of #2c4a70

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 #2c4a70 — which has hue 213.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 123.5°, 213.5°, 303.5°, and 33.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #2c4a70.

Monochromatic Colors of #2c4a70

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #2c4a70, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1f2630 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #296cc2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #2c4a70

We want to make getting started with #2c4a70 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #2c4a70 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #2c4a70 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 #2c4a70 with other HTML elements.

#2c4a70 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #2c4a70.
<span style="color: #2c4a70;">The color of this text is #2c4a70.</span>

#2c4a70 Background Color

The background color for this text is #2c4a70.
<div style="background-color: #2c4a70; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #2c4a70.</div>

#2c4a70 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #2c4a70.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #2c4a70;">This color for the shadow of this text is #2c4a70.</span>

#2c4a70 Border Color

This is a div with border color #2c4a70.
<div style="border: #2c4a70 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #2c4a70.</div>

#2c4a70 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #2c4a70 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2c4a70; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2c4a70 on a white background.</div></div>

#2c4a70 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #2c4a70 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #2c4a70; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #2c4a70 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #2c4a70 to White

This is a gradient from #2c4a70 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2c4a70,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2c4a70,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2c4a70,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2c4a70,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2c4a70 to white.</div>

Gradient from #2c4a70 to Black

This is a gradient from #2c4a70 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#2c4a70,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#2c4a70,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#2c4a70,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#2c4a70,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #2c4a70 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #2c4a70

In addition to using #2c4a70 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 #2c4a70 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #2c4a70, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 44, Green = 74, Blue = 112). If you need details about the color coordinates of #2c4a70 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #2c4a70
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(44, 74, 112)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #2c4a70; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #2c4a70; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #2c4a70; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(44, 74, 112);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#2c4a70")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:44, green:74, blue:112, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:44 green:74 blue:112 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(44f, 74f, 112f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(44, 74, 112);
 

#2c4a70 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #2c4a70 the same way. For those with color blindness, #2c4a70 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #2c4a70 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #2c4a70 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 #2c4a70 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 #2c4a70 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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #2c4a70 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 9.0:1 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.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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