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#2E33DC — Blue

#2E33DC is a blue color we call 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 #2E33DC 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.

#2E33DC 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 #DCD62E; it also sits naturally between #2E8ADC and #7F2EDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2E33DC · RGB 46, 51, 220

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Color values

HEX#2E33DC
RGB46, 51, 220
HSL238°, 71%, 52%
HSV238°, 79%, 86%
CMYK79%, 77%, 0%, 14%
XYZ15.23, 8.12, 68.47
Yxy8.12, 0.1659, 0.0884
CIE-Lab34.22, 55.09, -84.76
Hunter Lab28.49, 47.84, -128.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 20% · Blue 86%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2E33DC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2E33DC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2E33DC

.text { color: #2E33DC; }
.background { background-color: #2E33DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E33DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 51, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E33DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 51, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E33DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 51, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E33DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E33DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E33DC

#2328CD#1F24B7#1C21A6#181C90#15187A#111464#0D0F4E#0A0C3D#070827#030311

Tints of #2E33DC

#3F44DE#555AE2#666BE5#7C80E9#8E91EC#9FA2EF#B5B7F2#C6C8F5#DCDDF9#EEEEFC

Tones of #2E33DC

#3A3FCF#464AC3#5256B7#6062A9#6C6E9D#787991

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCD62E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.01:1 AAA
Against black text2.62:1 Fails

Best text color on #2E33DC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E33DC

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 #2E33DC: ·

How #2E33DC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3030B3Deuteranopia · #302FA9Tritanopia · #2E938C

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 indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBMaterial Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2E33DC rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Palette 2f2fe4
#2F2FE4 · #162E93 · #1A1953 · #080616
Palette 362fd9
#362FD9 · #1AACAC · #2E97A7 · #EEEEEE
Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Vintage Ruby Canyon
#1F9016 · #212FDE · #DF2836 · #AEE8A8
Lucky Ruby Dusk
#288396 · #2B6CC5 · #2A2CD0 · #54279B

Similar colors

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

#2835E2#2F2FE4#362FD9#332FD0#212FDE#2A2CD0#2A31CE#2726DB#213BDB#3534EA#3342DB#252CE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E33DB  ·  #2E33DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E33DC?

#2E33DC is Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 51, 220). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E33DC?

#2E33DC is RGB 46, 51, 220 — HSL 238°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 79%, 77%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #2E33DC?

Its complement is #DCD62E; analogous partners are #2E8ADC and #7F2EDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E33DC for text?

White text on #2E33DC has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.62:1.