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#2E76EC — Vivid Blue

#2E76EC 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 #2E76EC 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.

#2E76EC 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 #EBA22D; it also sits naturally between #2DD5EB and #432DEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2E76EC · RGB 46, 118, 236

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Color values

HEX#2E76EC
RGB46, 118, 236
HSL217°, 83%, 55%
HSV217°, 81%, 93%
CMYK81%, 50%, 0%, 7%
XYZ22.75, 19.59, 81.94
Yxy19.59, 0.1830, 0.1577
CIE-Lab51.37, 20.02, -65.75
Hunter Lab44.26, 16.89, -84.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 46% · Blue 93%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2E76EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2E76EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2E76EC

.text { color: #2E76EC; }
.background { background-color: #2E76EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E76EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 118, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 83%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E76EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 118, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E76EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 118, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E76EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E76EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E76EC

#1667E9#145DD2#1152BB#0F48A3#0D3E8C#0A3170#082759#061D41#04132A#020813

Tints of #2E76EC

#4082ED#528EEF#659BF1#78A7F2#8FB6F5#A2C2F6#B4CEF8#C7DAFA#DAE7FC#ECF3FD

Tones of #2E76EC

#3B79DE#497CD0#5680C2#6383B6#7186A8#7E899A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBA22D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.27:1 AA large only
Against black text4.92:1 AA

Best text color on #2E76EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E76EC

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 #2E76EC: ·

How #2E76EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4D4ECFDeuteranopia · #4944C9Tritanopia · #32B9B4

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 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBMaterial Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2E76EC rather than the exact color:

Misty Whisper
#149152 · #17A795 · #1AB7ED · #3174E8
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Scarlet Terrace
#9B6011 · #E9933B · #2F7EE8 · #93C4EC
Ruby Monsoon
#2373F4 · #578EF5 · #65D0F4 · #F2F7A0
Royal Whisper
#0A1C12 · #F82177 · #F8E033 · #2D6FFA
Modern Meadow
#0C457A · #277C7D · #217FEB · #B3E3DF

Similar colors

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

#3174E8#3572EF#2F7EE8#2373F4#2D6FFA#217FEB#2D6CDF#387ADF#3976DE#2283EA#296FDB#2F7DDA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E76EB  ·  #2E76ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E76EC?

#2E76EC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 118, 236). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E76EC?

#2E76EC is RGB 46, 118, 236 — HSL 217°, 83%, 55% — CMYK 81%, 50%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #2E76EC?

Its complement is #EBA22D; analogous partners are #2DD5EB and #432DEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E76EC for text?

Black text on #2E76EC has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.27:1.