Palettes / Colors / #2E4EEA

#2E4EEA — Vivid Blue

#2E4EEA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

#2E4EEA 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 #EACB2E; it also sits naturally between #2EACEA and #6D2EEA. 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 31% · Blue 92%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #2E4EEA

.text { color: #2E4EEA; }
.background { background-color: #2E4EEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E4EEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 78, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E4EEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 78, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E4EEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 78, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E4EEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E4EEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E4EEA

Tints of #2E4EEA

Tones of #2E4EEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EACB2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2E4EEA: #FFFFFF.

How #2E4EEA 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 #2E4EEA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E4EE9  ·  #2E4EEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E4EEA?

#2E4EEA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 78, 234). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E4EEA?

#2E4EEA is RGB 46, 78, 234 — HSL 230°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 80%, 67%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #2E4EEA?

Its complement is #EACB2E; analogous partners are #2EACEA and #6D2EEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E4EEA for text?

White text on #2E4EEA has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.39:1.