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#2b53af

a dark, vivid blue · cool · closest name: royalblue

RGB
43, 83, 175
HSL
222°, 61%, 43%
CMYK
75, 53, 0, 31
Luminance
0.0980

Every format

HEX#2b53af
RGBrgb(43, 83, 175)
HSLhsl(222, 61%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 53%, 0%, 31%)
LABlab(37.5 19.1 -53.2)
LCHlch(37.5 56.5 289.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.468 0.154 263.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2b53af;
background-color: #2b53af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2b53af] bg-[#2b53af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2b53af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.325, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2b53af")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2b53af on white: 7.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2b53af on black: 2.96:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green32.5%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.4%
Magenta52.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)31.4%

Color previews

#2b53af text on a black background

contrast 2.96:1

Card sample

#2b53af text on a white background

contrast 7.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2b53af;
Background color
Panel with #2b53af background
background-color: #2b53af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2b53af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 83, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 83, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2b53af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b53af, #5B2BAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2b53af

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2b53af in the Color Lab