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#2647ED Color

#2647ED is rgb(38, 71, 237) in RGB, hsl(230, 85%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 70%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2647ED
HEX#2647ED
RGBrgb(38, 71, 237)
HSLhsl(230, 85%, 54%)
HSVhsv(230, 84%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 70%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.248 266.7)
LABlab(37.99% 38.50 -87.87)
LCHlch(37.99% 95.93 293.66)

What #2647ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2647ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 5.11Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 11.24Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 16.22Philippine Sky Blue#0066FFΔE 17.18Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.48Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 19.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2647ED Channel Values

How #2647ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 38 · G 71 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 85% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 84% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.55:1 vs white · 3.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2647ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2647ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2647ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2647ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2647ED
Complementary
#EDCC26
Analogous
#26ABED
Analogous
#6826ED
Triadic
#ED2647
Triadic
#47ED26
Split comp.
#ED6826
Split comp.
#ABED26

Tints & Shades of #2647ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#425FF0
#637BF2
#8093F5
#9CABF7
#B8C3F9
#D9DFFC

Shades

#1234DE
#0F2CBD
#0D249C
#0A1C76
#071455
#040C34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2647ED.

How #2647ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2647ED
Protanopia#4343ED
Protanomaly#3944ED
Deuteranopia#3E3EED
Deuteranomaly#3642ED
Tritanopia#007070
Tritanomaly#0062B0
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2647ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2647ed: #2647ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2647ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2647ed': '#2647ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.278, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_2647ed">#2647ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#2647ED"

More Blue Colors

#2647ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2647ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2647ED?

#2647ED is a mid-tone blue — rgb(38, 71, 237) in RGB and hsl(230, 85%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #2647ED?

#2647ED is rgb(38, 71, 237) — red 38, green 71, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2647ED?

#2647ED converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 70%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2647ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2647ED scores 6.55:1 against white and 3.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2647ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2647ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 25.61, which is a different colour altogether.

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