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Description and conversion results of color #2a709b

It is a dark pastel azure color having an approximate luminance of 45%. It has a hue value of 203° indicating that this is a cold color.

 

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Honolulu Blue, Spanish Blue, Sapphire (Crayola), Sapphire Blue, French Blue, CG Blue, Cerulean, Celadon Blue, Queen Blue and Star Command Blue. A bit below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color #2a709b to rgb, hexadecimal, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz colorspaces. Each format represents the same color.

rgb (42, 112, 155) #2a709b hsl (202.8, 57.4%, 38.6%) hsv (202.8, 72.9%, 60.8%) lab (44.9, -7, -29.6) xyz (12.7, 14.4, 33.1)

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

In real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following table contains the nearest matching standard colors.

The left side contains the reference color, while the right side shows the matched color. For each item there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy corresponding paints.

   Pantone 2150 CBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 3015 UBUY PAINT >>
   Pantone 7690 CBUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 250 40 40BUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 270 40 35BUY PAINT >>
   RAL D2 260 40 45BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6959BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6803BUY PAINT >>
   Sherwin-Williams 6516BUY PAINT >>

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to #2a709b respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel azure color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.


This color scale contains similar colors to Cerulean Frost, Blue-gray, Livid, Air Superiority Blue, Pewter Blue, Cadet Grey, Iceberg, Beau Blue, Pale Aqua, Light Steel Blue, Periwinkle (Crayola), Alice Blue, Gainsboro, Cultured and Ghost White.


Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel azure color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.


This color scale contains similar colors to Blue Sapphire, Indigo Dye, B'dazzled Blue, YInMn Blue, Charcoal, Prussian Blue, Yale Blue, Gunmetal, Charleston Green, Outer Space (Crayola), Rich Black (FOGRA29), Eigengrau, Eerie Black and Rich Black (FOGRA39).


Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base color. This process results a scale from a dark pastel azure color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.


This color scale contains similar colors to Queen Blue, Honolulu Blue, Sapphire (Crayola), Sapphire Blue, Dark Electric Blue, Payne's Grey, Cadet, Black Coral, Dim Gray and Granite Gray.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively.

In the following tables these color schemes are present.


Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.




This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of cyan, azure and blue colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue, Pacific Blue, Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, Aero, Blue Jeans, Dark Cornflower Blue, Purple Navy, Maximum Blue Purple and Blue Bell.


Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.


This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Star Command Blue, Steel Blue, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Dark Brown, Camel and Desert.


Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.



This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, green and red colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Star Command Blue, Steel Blue, Hunter Green, UP Forest Green, Dark Sea Green, Asparagus, Wine, Catawba, Mauvelous and Pastel Pink.


Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.




This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of azure, rose, orange and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Star Command Blue, Steel Blue, Wine Dregs, Old Mauve, Kobi, Amaranth Pink, Pullman Brown (UPS Brown), Dark Brown, Camel, Desert, Castleton Green, Blue-green (color Wheel), Green Sheen and Ocean Green.

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