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#2E70EA — Vivid Blue

#2E70EA is a blue color we call Vivid 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 #2E70EA 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.

#2E70EA 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 #EAA82E; it also sits naturally between #2ECEEA and #4A2EEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2E70EA · RGB 46, 112, 234

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Color values

HEX#2E70EA
RGB46, 112, 234
HSL219°, 82%, 55%
HSV219°, 80%, 92%
CMYK80%, 52%, 0%, 8%
XYZ21.77, 18.11, 80.19
Yxy18.11, 0.1813, 0.1508
CIE-Lab49.63, 23.05, -67.46
Hunter Lab42.56, 19.43, -87.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 44% · Blue 92%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2E70EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2E70EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2E70EA

.text { color: #2E70EA; }
.background { background-color: #2E70EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E70EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 112, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E70EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 112, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E70EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 112, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E70EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E70EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E70EA

#1760E8#1557D1#124DBA#1043A2#0E3A8B#0B2E6F#092558#061B41#04112A#020813

Tints of #2E70EA

#417DEC#5389EE#6696F0#78A3F2#90B3F4#A2BFF6#B5CCF8#C7D9F9#DAE6FB#ECF2FD

Tones of #2E70EA

#3C74DD#4978D0#567CC2#6480B4#7284A7#7E889A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAA82E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.54:1 AA
Against black text4.62:1 AA

Best text color on #2E70EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E70EA

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 #2E70EA: ·

How #2E70EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4B4BCCDeuteranopia · #4742C5Tritanopia · #31B5B0

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 blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2E70EA rather than the exact color:

Misty Whisper
#149152 · #17A795 · #1AB7ED · #3174E8
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette F3f169
#F3F169 · #46C3DB · #2D6CDF · #482FF7
Scarlet Terrace
#9B6011 · #E9933B · #2F7EE8 · #93C4EC
Ruby Monsoon
#2373F4 · #578EF5 · #65D0F4 · #F2F7A0
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9

Similar colors

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

#3174E8#3572EF#2D6CDF#2F7EE8#2373F4#296FDB#2D6FFA#3976DE#3464DF#387ADF#366ED8#217FEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E70E9  ·  #2E70EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E70EA?

#2E70EA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 112, 234). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E70EA?

#2E70EA is RGB 46, 112, 234 — HSL 219°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 80%, 52%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #2E70EA?

Its complement is #EAA82E; analogous partners are #2ECEEA and #4A2EEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E70EA for text?

Black text on #2E70EA has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.