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#2B68CA — Blue

#2B68CA 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 #2B68CA 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.

#2B68CA 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 #CA8D2B; it also sits naturally between #2BB7CA and #3D2BCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2B68CA · RGB 43, 104, 202

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Color values

HEX#2B68CA
RGB43, 104, 202
HSL217°, 65%, 48%
HSV217°, 79%, 79%
CMYK79%, 49%, 0%, 21%
XYZ16.61, 14.68, 57.84
Yxy14.68, 0.1863, 0.1647
CIE-Lab45.19, 15.77, -56.47
Hunter Lab38.31, 12.57, -67.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 41% · Blue 79%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2B68CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2B68CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2B68CA

.text { color: #2B68CA; }
.background { background-color: #2B68CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2B68CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 104, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 65%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2B68CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 104, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2B68CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 104, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2B68CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2B68CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2B68CA

#275FB9#2354A4#1F4C93#1B417E#17386D#14305D#0F2548#0C1C37#071122#040911

Tints of #2B68CA

#3975D5#4E84DA#5F8FDD#749EE2#89ADE6#9EBBEA#B3CAEF#C4D6F3#D9E5F7#EEF3FB

Tones of #2B68CA

#366ABF#426DB3#4D70A8#58729D#637592#6F7885

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA8D2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.34:1 AA
Against black text3.94:1 AA large only

Best text color on #2B68CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2B68CA

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 #2B68CA: ·

How #2B68CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4546B2Deuteranopia · #423DADTritanopia · #2EA09B

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 blue 600 · #2563EBMaterial Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind sky 600 · #0284C7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2B68CA rather than the exact color:

Modern Harbor
#931C4A · #80DC48 · #2766CC · #E9B8CC
Mellow Ruby Bloom
#2698AB · #2E67CE · #968BD9 · #A157CB
Lucky Ruby Dusk
#288396 · #2B6CC5 · #2A2CD0 · #54279B
Electric Ruby Opal
#68E7A9 · #3ED5E1 · #3167C8 · #856CE5
Vintage Lagoon
#52E33A · #1EA45A · #0F7679 · #2665CD
Rustic Ruby Terrace
#3364C9 · #5E55CC · #6E33AE · #772682

Similar colors

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

#2766CC#2E67CE#2B6CC5#3167C8#2665CD#3364C9#2668D3#265ECA#2D62C0#2064C4#3468C0#2D62BA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2B68C9  ·  #2B68CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2B68CA?

#2B68CA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 43, 104, 202). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2B68CA?

#2B68CA is RGB 43, 104, 202 — HSL 217°, 65%, 48% — CMYK 79%, 49%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #2B68CA?

Its complement is #CA8D2B; analogous partners are #2BB7CA and #3D2BCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2B68CA for text?

White text on #2B68CA has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.94:1.