Palettes / Colors / #2E109A

#2E109A — Vivid Blue

#2E109A is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #2E109A 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.

#2E109A 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 #7B9810; it also sits naturally between #103798 and #721098. 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 18% · Green 6% · Blue 60%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2E109A

.text { color: #2E109A; }
.background { background-color: #2E109A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E109A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 16, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 81%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E109A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 16, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E109A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 16, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E109A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E109A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E109A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B9810:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2E109A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E109A

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:

How #2E109A 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 #2E109A 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

← #2E1099  ·  #2E109B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E109A?

#2E109A is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 16, 154). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E109A?

#2E109A is RGB 46, 16, 154 — HSL 253°, 81%, 33% — CMYK 70%, 90%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #2E109A?

Its complement is #7B9810; analogous partners are #103798 and #721098. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E109A for text?

White text on #2E109A has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.66:1.