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#2E2EC0 — Blue

#2E2EC0 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#2E2EC0 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 #C1C12F; it also sits naturally between #2F78C1 and #782FC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2E2EC0 · RGB 46, 46, 192

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Color values

HEX#2E2EC0
RGB46, 46, 192
HSL240°, 61%, 47%
HSV240°, 76%, 75%
CMYK76%, 76%, 0%, 25%
XYZ11.62, 6.34, 50.48
Yxy6.34, 0.1698, 0.0926
CIE-Lab30.26, 48.76, -75.04
Hunter Lab25.18, 40.27, -106.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 18% · Blue 75%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2E2EC0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2E2EC0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2E2EC0

.text { color: #2E2EC0; }
.background { background-color: #2E2EC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E2EC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 46, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 61%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E2EC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 46, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E2EC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 46, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E2EC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E2EC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E2EC0

#2B2BB1#26269C#22228C#1E1E7B#1A1A6B#151556#111146#0D0D35#080821#040410

Tints of #2E2EC0

#3A3ACF#4E4ED4#6363D9#7878DE#8C8CE3#9C9CE7#B1B1EC#C6C6F1#DADAF6#EFEFFB

Tones of #2E2EC0

#3A3AB6#4343AD#4E4EA2#595997#63638C#6D6D83

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C12F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text9.26:1 AAA
Against black text2.27:1 Fails

Best text color on #2E2EC0: #FFFFFF.

How #2E2EC0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2E2E9DDeuteranopia · #2E2E94Tritanopia · #2E817B

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2E2EC0 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Saffron
#A1A029 · #BBD351 · #3031BE · #BAC1E8
Scarlet Cinder
#908EE6 · #4F4BD8 · #2E2AC5 · #121155
Radiant Ruby Mirage
#C5C6F1 · #7C7EE4 · #2A2CB6 · #1D1F8B
Wild Ruby Summit
#5C9FCF · #6E87D3 · #3A2FC0 · #B090DE
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Radiant Ruby Opal
#205266 · #2A5CAA · #303AC6 · #6444BF

Similar colors

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

#3031BE#2E2AC5#2A2CB6#3A2FC0#2C24C7#303AC6#2E26CB#3336CA#362CB5#2828B5#2F36B4#2A31CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E2EBF  ·  #2E2EC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E2EC0?

#2E2EC0 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 46, 192). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E2EC0?

#2E2EC0 is RGB 46, 46, 192 — HSL 240°, 61%, 47% — CMYK 76%, 76%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #2E2EC0?

Its complement is #C1C12F; analogous partners are #2F78C1 and #782FC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E2EC0 for text?

White text on #2E2EC0 has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.27:1.