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#2C83ED Color

#2C83ED is rgb(44, 131, 237) in RGB, hsl(213, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 45%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2C83ED
HEX#2C83ED
RGBrgb(44, 131, 237)
HSLhsl(213, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(213, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 45%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.179 255.9)
LABlab(53.99% 3.64 -61.85)
LCHlch(53.99% 61.96 273.37)

What #2C83ED 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 #2C83ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dodger Blue#1E90FFΔE 5.94Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 6.87Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 7.51Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 8.29True Blue#0073CFΔE 9.62Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 9.84

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

#2C83ED Channel Values

How #2C83ED 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 131 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2C83ED 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2C83ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2C83ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2C83ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2C83ED
Complementary
#ED962C
Analogous
#2CE3ED
Analogous
#352CED
Triadic
#ED2C83
Triadic
#83ED2C
Split comp.
#ED352C
Split comp.
#E3ED2C

Tints & Shades of #2C83ED

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

#4893EF
#64A4F2
#80B4F4
#A1C8F7
#BDD8F9
#D9E9FC

Shades

#1470E1
#105DBC
#0D4D9B
#0B3D7A
#082C59
#041A34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2C83ED.

How #2C83ED 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#2C83ED
Protanopia#7979ED
Protanomaly#637DED
Deuteranopia#6F6FEE
Deuteranomaly#5C78ED
Tritanopia#009696
Tritanomaly#008FBF
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2C83ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2c83ed: #2C83ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2C83ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2c83ed': '#2C83ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.514, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_2c83ed">#2C83ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#2C83ED"

More Blue Colors

#2C83ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2C83ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2C83ED?

#2C83ED is a mid-tone blue — rgb(44, 131, 237) in RGB and hsl(213, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1E90FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #2C83ED?

#2C83ED is rgb(44, 131, 237) — red 44, green 131, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2C83ED?

#2C83ED converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 45%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2C83ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2C83ED scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2C83ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2C83ED 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 dodgerblue (#1E90FF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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