#2A72AE Hex color

#2A72AE

The hexadecimal color code #2A72AE corresponds to the code RGB( 42, 114, 174 ). It's a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,16 level), green (at 0,45 level) and blue (at 0,68 level). Its brightness is 42% and its saturation is 61%. It is composed of red at 12%, green at 34% and blue at 52%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

207
61
42
Shade of Blue
Hex Code #2A72AE
RGB Code rgb( 42 , 114 , 174)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 16.5% , 44.7% , 68.2% )
HSLhsl( 207 , 61% , 42% )
Complementary
Color
#D58D51


Variations of #2A72AE

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #2A72AE is the color #E9F0F6

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #040B11.

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Other Shades of Blue

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #D58D51 is the color exactly opposite to #2A72AE on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#2A72AE

Triadic palette



Uses of #2A72AE in CSS

When using #2A72AE as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #2A72AE as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#2A72AE as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #2A72AE;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #2A72AE;  }

Border

#2A72AE colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #2A72AE;  }

Shadow

#2A72AE shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #2A72AE; }

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