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#2b6ddf

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

RGB
43, 109, 223
HSL
218°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
81, 51, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1678

Every format

HEX#2b6ddf
RGBrgb(43, 109, 223)
HSLhsl(218, 74%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 51%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(48.0 20.5 -63.9)
LCHlch(48.0 67.2 287.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.558 0.187 260.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2b6ddf;
background-color: #2b6ddf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2b6ddf] bg-[#2b6ddf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2b6ddf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.427, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2b6ddf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2b6ddf on white: 4.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2b6ddf on black: 4.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green42.7%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.7%
Magenta51.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2b6ddf text on a black background

contrast 4.36:1

Card sample

#2b6ddf text on a white background

contrast 4.82:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2b6ddf;
Background color
Panel with #2b6ddf background
background-color: #2b6ddf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2b6ddf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 109, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 109, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2b6ddf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b6ddf, #612BDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2b6ddf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2b6ddf in the Color Lab