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#2B68EF — Vivid Blue

#2B68EF is a blue color we call Vivid 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 #2B68EF 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.

#2B68EF 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 #EFB02A; it also sits naturally between #2ACBEF and #4E2AEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2B68EF · RGB 43, 104, 239

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Color values

HEX#2B68EF
RGB43, 104, 239
HSL221°, 86%, 55%
HSV221°, 82%, 94%
CMYK82%, 56%, 0%, 6%
XYZ21.53, 16.65, 83.74
Yxy16.65, 0.1766, 0.1365
CIE-Lab47.81, 29.73, -73.22
Hunter Lab40.80, 25.36, -99.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 41% · Blue 94%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2B68EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2B68EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2B68EF

.text { color: #2B68EF; }
.background { background-color: #2B68EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2B68EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 104, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2B68EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 104, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2B68EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 104, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2B68EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2B68EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2B68EF

#1257ED#104FD5#0E46BE#0C3DA6#0B348E#092A72#07215A#051842#03102B#010713

Tints of #2B68EF

#3D75F0#5083F2#6290F3#759EF5#8DAFF6#A0BCF8#B3C9F9#C6D7FB#D9E4FC#ECF2FE

Tones of #2B68EF

#376DE1#4673D2#5478C4#627DB7#7082A9#7E879A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFB02A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.85:1 AA
Against black text4.33:1 AA large only

Best text color on #2B68EF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2B68EF

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 #2B68EF: ·

How #2B68EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4546CEDeuteranopia · #423DC6Tritanopia · #2EB5AF

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 · #2563EBTailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2B68EF rather than the exact color:

Royal Whisper
#0A1C12 · #F82177 · #F8E033 · #2D6FFA
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Ruby Monsoon
#2373F4 · #578EF5 · #65D0F4 · #F2F7A0
Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Misty Whisper
#149152 · #17A795 · #1AB7ED · #3174E8
Velvet Terrace
#152E0F · #FB4EBD · #FC4668 · #3368FC

Similar colors

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

#2D6FFA#3572EF#2373F4#235EE8#3174E8#3368FC#2D6CDF#2A5AE5#1D67E4#2264FE#3464DF#1E5AEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2B68EE  ·  #2B68F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2B68EF?

#2B68EF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 43, 104, 239). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2B68EF?

#2B68EF is RGB 43, 104, 239 — HSL 221°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 82%, 56%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #2B68EF?

Its complement is #EFB02A; analogous partners are #2ACBEF and #4E2AEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2B68EF for text?

White text on #2B68EF has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.33:1.