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#2d53af

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

RGB
45, 83, 175
HSL
223°, 59%, 43%
CMYK
74, 53, 0, 31
Luminance
0.0984

Every format

HEX#2d53af
RGBrgb(45, 83, 175)
HSLhsl(223, 59%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 53%, 0%, 31%)
LABlab(37.5 19.4 -53.0)
LCHlch(37.5 56.5 290.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.469 0.153 264.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d53af;
background-color: #2d53af;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d53af] bg-[#2d53af]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d53af;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.325, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d53af")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d53af on white: 7.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d53af on black: 2.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green32.5%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.3%
Magenta52.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)31.4%

Color previews

#2d53af text on a black background

contrast 2.97:1

Card sample

#2d53af text on a white background

contrast 7.08:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d53af;
Background color
Panel with #2d53af background
background-color: #2d53af;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d53af;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 83, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 83, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d53af;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d53af, #5E2DAF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d53af

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d53af in the Color Lab