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#2b4ade

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

RGB
43, 74, 222
HSL
230°, 73%, 52%
CMYK
81, 67, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1069

Every format

HEX#2b4ade
RGBrgb(43, 74, 222)
HSLhsl(230, 73%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 67%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(39.0 42.4 -77.9)
LCHlch(39.0 88.7 298.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.491 0.226 267.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2b4ade;
background-color: #2b4ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2b4ade] bg-[#2b4ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2b4ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.290, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2b4ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2b4ade on white: 6.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2b4ade on black: 3.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green29.0%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.6%
Magenta66.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#2b4ade text on a black background

contrast 3.14:1

Card sample

#2b4ade text on a white background

contrast 6.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2b4ade;
Background color
Panel with #2b4ade background
background-color: #2b4ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2b4ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 74, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 74, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2b4ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4ade, #832BDE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2b4ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2b4ade in the Color Lab