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#2C5DE2 Color

#2C5DE2 is rgb(44, 93, 226) in RGB, hsl(224, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 59%, 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 6.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C5DE2
HEX#2C5DE2
RGBrgb(44, 93, 226)
HSLhsl(224, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(224, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 59%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(52.9% 0.209 264.7)
LABlab(42.79% 22.46 -73.78)
LCHlch(42.79% 77.12 286.93)

What #2C5DE2 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 #2C5DE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 6.39Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 6.78New Car#214FC6ΔE 8.75Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 9.26Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.42Blue (Crayola)#1F75FEΔE 10.6

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

#2C5DE2 Channel Values

How #2C5DE2 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 93 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.57:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C5DE2 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 text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C5DE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C5DE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C5DE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C5DE2
Complementary
#E2B22C
Analogous
#2CB8E2
Analogous
#572CE2
Triadic
#E22C5D
Triadic
#5DE22C
Split comp.
#E2572C
Split comp.
#B8E22C

Tints & Shades of #2C5DE2

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

#4771E6
#668AEA
#819EEE
#A1B6F2
#BCCBF6
#DBE3FA

Shades

#1C4CCE
#1840AF
#143590
#0F2970
#0B1E51
#071231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C5DE2.

How #2C5DE2 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#2C5DE2
Protanopia#5757E2
Protanomaly#4959E2
Deuteranopia#5151E2
Deuteranomaly#4556E2
Tritanopia#007979
Tritanomaly#006FAD
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2C5DE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c5de2: #2C5DE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C5DE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c5de2': '#2C5DE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.365, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_2c5de2">#2C5DE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C5DE2"

More Blue Colors

#2C5DE2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2C5DE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C5DE2?

#2C5DE2 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(44, 93, 226) in RGB and hsl(224, 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 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #2C5DE2?

#2C5DE2 is rgb(44, 93, 226) — red 44, green 93, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C5DE2?

#2C5DE2 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 59%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C5DE2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2C5DE2 scores 5.57:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C5DE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C5DE2 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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