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#2e5abc

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

RGB
46, 90, 188
HSL
221°, 61%, 46%
CMYK
76, 52, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1152

Every format

HEX#2e5abc
RGBrgb(46, 90, 188)
HSLhsl(221, 61%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 52%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(40.5 19.9 -56.0)
LCHlch(40.5 59.4 289.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.493 0.162 263.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2e5abc;
background-color: #2e5abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2e5abc] bg-[#2e5abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2e5abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.180, green: 0.353, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2e5abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2e5abc on white: 6.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2e5abc on black: 3.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.0%
Green35.3%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan75.5%
Magenta52.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2e5abc text on a black background

contrast 3.30:1

Card sample

#2e5abc text on a white background

contrast 6.35:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2e5abc;
Background color
Panel with #2e5abc background
background-color: #2e5abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2e5abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(46, 90, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(46, 90, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2e5abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5abc, #612EBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2e5abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2e5abc in the Color Lab