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#2780CE Color

#2780CE is rgb(39, 128, 206) in RGB, hsl(208, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 38%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ocean Boat Blue (#0077BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2780CE
HEX#2780CE
RGBrgb(39, 128, 206)
HSLhsl(208, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(208, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 38%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.145 249.6)
LABlab(51.46% -4.86 -48.53)
LCHlch(51.46% 48.78 264.28)

What #2780CE 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 #2780CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ocean Boat Blue#0077BEΔE 5.6French Blue#0072BBΔE 6.07Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 6.69Spanish Blue#0070B8ΔE 6.93Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 8.19Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 8.56

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

#2780CE Channel Values

How #2780CE 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 39 · G 128 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.15:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2780CE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2780CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2780CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2780CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2780CE
Complementary
#CE7527
Analogous
#27CEC8
Analogous
#272DCE
Triadic
#CE2780
Triadic
#80CE27
Split comp.
#CE272D
Split comp.
#CEC827

Tints & Shades of #2780CE

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

#3E91DA
#5CA2E0
#7AB4E6
#9CC7EC
#BAD8F2
#D8E9F8

Shades

#2270B4
#1D5D96
#184D7C
#133D63
#0E2D49
#081B2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2780CE.

How #2780CE 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#2780CE
Protanopia#7676CE
Protanomaly#607ACE
Deuteranopia#6C6CCF
Deuteranomaly#5975CE
Tritanopia#008D8D
Tritanomaly#0088AB
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2780CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2780ce: #2780CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2780CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2780ce': '#2780CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.502, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_2780ce">#2780CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#2780CE"

More Blue Colors

#2780CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2780CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2780CE?

#2780CE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(39, 128, 206) in RGB and hsl(208, 68%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ocean Boat Blue (#0077BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #2780CE?

#2780CE is rgb(39, 128, 206) — red 39, green 128, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2780CE?

#2780CE converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 38%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2780CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2780CE scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2780CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2780CE 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 12.68, which is visibly different.

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