Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #2A06BC

#2A06BC — Vivid Blue

#2A06BC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #2A06BC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2A06BC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #98BC06; it also sits naturally between #063CBC and #8506BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2A06BC · RGB 42, 6, 188

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#2A06BC
RGB42, 6, 188
HSL252°, 94%, 38%
HSV252°, 97%, 74%
CMYK78%, 97%, 0%, 26%
XYZ10.10, 4.25, 47.87
Yxy4.25, 0.1623, 0.0684
CIE-Lab24.49, 62.27, -82.26
Hunter Lab20.62, 53.23, -129.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 2% · Blue 74%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #2A06BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2A06BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2A06BC

.text { color: #2A06BC; }
.background { background-color: #2A06BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2A06BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 6, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2A06BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 6, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2A06BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 6, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2A06BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2A06BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2A06BC

#2705AD#220599#1F048B#1B0477#170368#140359#100245#0C0236#080123#040114

Tints of #2A06BC

#3107DA#3808F7#4C20F8#633EF9#7B5CFA#9379FB#AB97FC#BFB0FD#D7CEFD#EFEBFE

Tones of #2A06BC

#3212AF#3A20A2#422D95#4A3A88#51477B#59546D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98BC06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text11.35:1 AAA
Against black text1.85:1 Fails

Best text color on #2A06BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2A06BC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2A06BC: ·

How #2A06BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #1A1A90Deuteranopia · #1D1F85Tritanopia · #286D66

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2A06BC rather than the exact color:

Royal Cascade
#2D13C1 · #6637EB · #BEDB16 · #E7F0A6
Royal Solace
#52DCD2 · #186CC0 · #2518BF · #5F1984
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96
Burning Ember
#2919B2 · #59108C · #D926CC · #661237
Palette 1c0770
#1C0770 · #261CC1 · #3A9AFF · #F1FF5E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2D13C1#2518BF#1F06AC#2117B8#2919B2#261CC1#3A14C7#301AC9#361BB6#3A18B2#1B1BC1#1719BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2A06BB  ·  #2A06BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2A06BC?

#2A06BC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 42, 6, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2A06BC?

#2A06BC is RGB 42, 6, 188 — HSL 252°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 78%, 97%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #2A06BC?

Its complement is #98BC06; analogous partners are #063CBC and #8506BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2A06BC for text?

White text on #2A06BC has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.85:1.