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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
16.47% 46.67% 68.24%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
205° 61.11% 42.35%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
205° 75.86% 68.24%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.16 0.47 0.68
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.57 0.61 0.42
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.57 0.76 0.68
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
76% 32% 0% 32%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.4 0.16 -0.17
XYZ
X Y Z
15.19 16.74 42.48
CIE Lab
L a b
47.93 -4.23 -35.91

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CSS notation

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#2a77ae
rgb(42,119,174)
hsl(205, 61%, 42%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #2a77ae

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #2a77ae

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #2a77ae

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #2a77ae

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #2a77ae

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #2a77ae

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #2a77ae

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #2a77ae

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #2a77ae

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #2a77ae

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.