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#2B2CD2 — Blue

#2B2CD2 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #2B2CD2 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.

#2B2CD2 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 #D4D42B; it also sits naturally between #2B80D4 and #802BD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2B2CD2 · RGB 43, 44, 210

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Color values

HEX#2B2CD2
RGB43, 44, 210
HSL240°, 66%, 50%
HSV240°, 80%, 82%
CMYK80%, 79%, 0%, 18%
XYZ13.53, 6.97, 61.60
Yxy6.97, 0.1648, 0.0849
CIE-Lab31.73, 55.32, -83.12
Hunter Lab26.40, 47.45, -125.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 17% · Blue 82%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2B2CD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2B2CD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2B2CD2

.text { color: #2B2CD2; }
.background { background-color: #2B2CD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2B2CD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 44, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 66%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2B2CD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 44, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2B2CD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 44, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2B2CD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2B2CD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2B2CD2

#2727BE#2424AE#1F1F98#1C1C87#171772#13135D#10104C#0B0B37#080826#030311

Tints of #2B2CD2

#4141D8#5151DB#6767E0#7878E3#8D8DE8#A2A2EC#B3B3EF#C8C8F4#D9D9F7#EEEEFC

Tones of #2B2CD2

#3737C8#4444BB#4F4FB0#5C5CA3#676798#74748B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D42B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.77:1 AAA
Against black text2.39:1 Fails

Best text color on #2B2CD2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2B2CD2

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 #2B2CD2: ·

How #2B2CD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2B2BAADeuteranopia · #2B2BA0Tritanopia · #2B8A83

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:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2B2CD2 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Ruby Dusk
#288396 · #2B6CC5 · #2A2CD0 · #54279B
Hidden Ruby Lagoon
#5491DC · #2A31CE · #8B5DD9 · #9F24C2
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Royal Terrace
#1A5386 · #2E26CB · #9B43CF · #D83EB8
Frozen Ruby Dusk
#B11E1E · #1EB21E · #2726DB · #F2D2D2
Crystal Ruby Zephyr
#31DEB3 · #2CC4DE · #5A99E4 · #1F2AD1

Similar colors

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

#2A2CD0#2A31CE#332FD0#2E26CB#2726DB#1F2AD1#362FD9#2E2AC5#2C24C7#311FD6#3336CA#212FDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2B2CD1  ·  #2B2CD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2B2CD2?

#2B2CD2 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 43, 44, 210). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2B2CD2?

#2B2CD2 is RGB 43, 44, 210 — HSL 240°, 66%, 50% — CMYK 80%, 79%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #2B2CD2?

Its complement is #D4D42B; analogous partners are #2B80D4 and #802BD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2B2CD2 for text?

White text on #2B2CD2 has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.39:1.