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#2b5abc

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

RGB
43, 90, 188
HSL
221°, 63%, 45%
CMYK
77, 52, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1146

Every format

HEX#2b5abc
RGBrgb(43, 90, 188)
HSLhsl(221, 63%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 52%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(40.3 19.5 -56.2)
LCHlch(40.3 59.5 289.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.492 0.163 262.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2b5abc;
background-color: #2b5abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2b5abc] bg-[#2b5abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2b5abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.353, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2b5abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2b5abc on white: 6.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2b5abc on black: 3.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green35.3%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.1%
Magenta52.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2b5abc text on a black background

contrast 3.29:1

Card sample

#2b5abc text on a white background

contrast 6.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2b5abc;
Background color
Panel with #2b5abc background
background-color: #2b5abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2b5abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 90, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 90, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2b5abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b5abc, #5D2BBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2b5abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2b5abc in the Color Lab