Palettes / Colors / #2AB7EF

#2AB7EF — Vivid Blue

#2AB7EF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#2AB7EF 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 #EF612A; it also sits naturally between #2AEFC4 and #2A54EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 72% · Blue 94%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2AB7EF

.text { color: #2AB7EF; }
.background { background-color: #2AB7EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AB7EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 183, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AB7EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 183, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AB7EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 183, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2AB7EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2AB7EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2AB7EF

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Tones of #2AB7EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF612A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2AB7EF: #000000.

How #2AB7EF looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2AB7EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2AB7EF?

#2AB7EF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 42, 183, 239). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2AB7EF?

#2AB7EF is RGB 42, 183, 239 — HSL 197°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 82%, 23%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #2AB7EF?

Its complement is #EF612A; analogous partners are #2AEFC4 and #2A54EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2AB7EF for text?

Black text on #2AB7EF has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.