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#2C57E2 Color

#2C57E2 is rgb(44, 87, 226) in RGB, hsl(226, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 62%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C57E2
HEX#2C57E2
RGBrgb(44, 87, 226)
HSLhsl(226, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(226, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 62%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.216 265.7)
LABlab(41.22% 26.09 -76.34)
LCHlch(41.22% 80.67 288.87)

What #2C57E2 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 #2C57E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 6.13Philippine Sky Blue#0066FFΔE 9.58Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.48New Car#214FC6ΔE 11.07Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 11.31Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.95

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

#2C57E2 Channel Values

How #2C57E2 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 87 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C57E2 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 text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C57E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C57E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C57E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C57E2
Complementary
#E2B82C
Analogous
#2CB2E2
Analogous
#5D2CE2
Triadic
#E22C57
Triadic
#57E22C
Split comp.
#E25D2C
Split comp.
#B2E22C

Tints & Shades of #2C57E2

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

#476CE6
#6685EA
#819BEE
#A1B4F2
#BCC9F6
#DBE2FA

Shades

#1C46CE
#183BAF
#143190
#0F2670
#0B1B51
#071131

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C57E2.

How #2C57E2 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#2C57E2
Protanopia#5252E2
Protanomaly#4554E2
Deuteranopia#4C4CE2
Deuteranomaly#4151E2
Tritanopia#007575
Tritanomaly#006BAC
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2C57E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c57e2: #2C57E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C57E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c57e2': '#2C57E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.341, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_2c57e2">#2C57E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C57E2"

More Blue Colors

#2C57E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2C57E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C57E2?

#2C57E2 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(44, 87, 226) in RGB and hsl(226, 76%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #2C57E2?

#2C57E2 is rgb(44, 87, 226) — red 44, green 87, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C57E2?

#2C57E2 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 62%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C57E2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C57E2 scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C57E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C57E2 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.92, which is visibly different.

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