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#2C49ED Color

#2C49ED is rgb(44, 73, 237) in RGB, hsl(231, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 69%, 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 6.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C49ED
HEX#2C49ED
RGBrgb(44, 73, 237)
HSLhsl(231, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(231, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 69%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.245 267.6)
LABlab(38.67% 37.83 -86.73)
LCHlch(38.67% 94.63 293.57)

What #2C49ED 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 #2C49ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 6.11Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 11.17Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.86Philippine Sky Blue#0066FFΔE 16.06Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 16.16Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 17.82

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

#2C49ED Channel Values

How #2C49ED 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 44 · G 73 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.4:1 vs white · 3.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C49ED 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 text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C49ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C49ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C49ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C49ED
Complementary
#EDD02C
Analogous
#2CA9ED
Analogous
#6F2CED
Triadic
#ED2C49
Triadic
#49ED2C
Split comp.
#ED6F2C
Split comp.
#A9ED2C

Tints & Shades of #2C49ED

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

#4861EF
#6479F2
#8092F4
#A1AEF7
#BDC6F9
#D9DFFC

Shades

#1432E1
#102ABC
#0D239B
#0B1B7A
#081459
#040C34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C49ED.

How #2C49ED 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#2C49ED
Protanopia#4545ED
Protanomaly#3C47ED
Deuteranopia#4141ED
Deuteranomaly#3A44ED
Tritanopia#007171
Tritanomaly#0063B1
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2C49ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c49ed: #2C49ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C49ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c49ed': '#2C49ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.286, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_2c49ed">#2C49ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C49ED"

More Blue Colors

#2C49ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2C49ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C49ED?

#2C49ED is a mid-tone blue — rgb(44, 73, 237) in RGB and hsl(231, 84%, 55%) 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 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #2C49ED?

#2C49ED is rgb(44, 73, 237) — red 44, green 73, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C49ED?

#2C49ED converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 69%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C49ED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C49ED scores 6.4:1 against white and 3.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C49ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C49ED 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 24.19, which is visibly different.

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