#2a6dbb
a dark, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 109, 187
HSL
212°, 63%, 45%
CMYK
78, 42, 0, 27
Luminance
0.1502
Every format
| HEX | #2a6dbb |
| RGB | rgb(42, 109, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 63%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 42%, 0%, 27%) |
| LAB | lab(45.7 6.8 -47.1) |
| LCH | lch(45.7 47.5 278.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.533 0.140 254.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2a6dbb;
background-color: #2a6dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a6dbb] bg-[#2a6dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a6dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.427, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a6dbb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2a6dbb on white: 5.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2a6dbb on black: 4.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green42.7%
Blue73.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan77.5%
Magenta41.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%
Color previews
#2a6dbb text on a black background
contrast 4.00:1
Card sample
#2a6dbb text on a white background
contrast 5.25:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2a6dbb;
Background color
Panel with #2a6dbb background
background-color: #2a6dbb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a6dbb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 109, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 109, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a6dbb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a6dbb, #482ABB);