Palettes / Colors / #2E109F

#2E109F — Vivid Blue

#2E109F 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 #2E109F 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.

#2E109F 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 #7F9E10; it also sits naturally between #10389E and #76109E. 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 62%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2E109F

.text { color: #2E109F; }
.background { background-color: #2E109F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E109F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 16, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 82%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E109F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 16, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E109F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 16, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E109F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E109F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F9E10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2E109F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E109F

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 #2E109F 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 #2E109F 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

← #2E109E  ·  #2E10A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E109F?

#2E109F is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 16, 159). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E109F?

#2E109F is RGB 46, 16, 159 — HSL 253°, 82%, 34% — CMYK 71%, 90%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #2E109F?

Its complement is #7F9E10; analogous partners are #10389E and #76109E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E109F for text?

White text on #2E109F has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.69:1.