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#2E95EF — Vivid Blue

#2E95EF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#2E95EF 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 #EF882E; it also sits naturally between #2EEFE9 and #2E35EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2E95EF · RGB 46, 149, 239

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Color values

HEX#2E95EF
RGB46, 149, 239
HSL208°, 86%, 56%
HSV208°, 81%, 94%
CMYK81%, 38%, 0%, 6%
XYZ27.45, 28.31, 85.68
Yxy28.31, 0.1941, 0.2001
CIE-Lab60.17, 2.22, -53.32
Hunter Lab53.21, 1.87, -63.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 58% · Blue 94%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2E95EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2E95EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2E95EF

.text { color: #2E95EF; }
.background { background-color: #2E95EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E95EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 149, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 86%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E95EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 149, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E95EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 149, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E95EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E95EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E95EF

#1789EE#107CDA#0E6CBE#0C5EA6#0B518E#094377#07365F#052642#03182B#010B13

Tints of #2E95EF

#419FF1#54A8F2#67B2F4#7ABCF5#8DC5F6#A0CFF8#B3D9F9#C6E2FB#D9ECFC#ECF5FE

Tones of #2E95EF

#3C94E2#4A93D3#5892C6#6592B8#7391AB#81909C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF882E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.15:1 AA large only
Against black text6.66:1 AA

Best text color on #2E95EF: #000000.

How #2E95EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #5B5CD9Deuteranopia · #554DD4Tritanopia · #33C8C4

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:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2E95EF rather than the exact color:

Misty Mosaic
#10399F · #3492EA · #E7AD18 · #F6EEC7
Silent Ruby Cascade
#21E586 · #168672 · #30CFE6 · #2693E8
Modern Ruby Ember
#190825 · #2E99FA · #FDCB36 · #48FDAF
Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Gentle Breeze
#16071A · #37F855 · #437DFA · #359EF8

Similar colors

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

#3492EA#2693E8#2E99FA#2EA0E7#2196F3#359EF8#398BEE#378CE7#2EA0FA#398EE6#2A9AE0#3D9AEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E95EE  ·  #2E95F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E95EF?

#2E95EF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 46, 149, 239). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E95EF?

#2E95EF is RGB 46, 149, 239 — HSL 208°, 86%, 56% — CMYK 81%, 38%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #2E95EF?

Its complement is #EF882E; analogous partners are #2EEFE9 and #2E35EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E95EF for text?

Black text on #2E95EF has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.