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#2e5ade

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

RGB
46, 90, 222
HSL
225°, 73%, 53%
CMYK
79, 60, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1317

Every format

HEX#2e5ade
RGBrgb(46, 90, 222)
HSLhsl(225, 73%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 60%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(43.0 32.6 -71.4)
LCHlch(43.0 78.5 294.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.521 0.207 265.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2e5ade;
background-color: #2e5ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2e5ade] bg-[#2e5ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2e5ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.180, green: 0.353, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2e5ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2e5ade on white: 5.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2e5ade on black: 3.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.0%
Green35.3%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.3%
Magenta59.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#2e5ade text on a black background

contrast 3.63:1

Card sample

#2e5ade text on a white background

contrast 5.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2e5ade;
Background color
Panel with #2e5ade background
background-color: #2e5ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2e5ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(46, 90, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(46, 90, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2e5ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5ade, #772EDE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2e5ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2e5ade in the Color Lab