Palettes / Colors / #2E30BD

#2E30BD — Blue

#2E30BD is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#2E30BD 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 #BDBA2E; it also sits naturally between #2E78BD and #732EBD. 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 19% · Blue 74%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2E30BD

.text { color: #2E30BD; }
.background { background-color: #2E30BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E30BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 48, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E30BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 48, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E30BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 48, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E30BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E30BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E30BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDBA2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2E30BD: #FFFFFF.

How #2E30BD 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 #2E30BD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E30BD?

#2E30BD is Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 48, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E30BD?

#2E30BD is RGB 46, 48, 189 — HSL 239°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 76%, 75%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #2E30BD?

Its complement is #BDBA2E; analogous partners are #2E78BD and #732EBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E30BD for text?

White text on #2E30BD has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.27:1.