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#2b6bab

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

RGB
43, 107, 171
HSL
210°, 60%, 42%
CMYK
75, 37, 0, 33
Luminance
0.1397

Every format

HEX#2b6bab
RGBrgb(43, 107, 171)
HSLhsl(210, 60%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 37%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(44.2 2.1 -40.1)
LCHlch(44.2 40.1 273.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.519 0.120 251.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2b6bab;
background-color: #2b6bab;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2b6bab] bg-[#2b6bab]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2b6bab;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.420, blue: 0.671)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2b6bab")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2b6bab on white: 5.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2b6bab on black: 3.79:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green42.0%
Blue67.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.9%
Magenta37.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)32.9%

Color previews

#2b6bab text on a black background

contrast 3.79:1

Card sample

#2b6bab text on a white background

contrast 5.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2b6bab;
Background color
Panel with #2b6bab background
background-color: #2b6bab;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2b6bab;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 107, 171, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 107, 171, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2b6bab;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b6bab, #402BAB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2b6bab

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2b6bab in the Color Lab