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#2E9FDC Color

#2E9FDC is rgb(46, 159, 220) in RGB, hsl(201, 71%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 28%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Electric Blue (#0892D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2E9FDC
HEX#2E9FDC
RGBrgb(46, 159, 220)
HSLhsl(201, 71%, 52%)
HSVhsv(201, 79%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 28%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.133 237.9)
LABlab(61.48% -16.07 -40.60)
LCHlch(61.48% 43.67 248.40)

What #2E9FDC 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 #2E9FDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 5.03Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 5.37Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 5.63Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 6.39Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.57Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 7.84

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

#2E9FDC Channel Values

How #2E9FDC 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 46 · G 159 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 71% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 79% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2E9FDC 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2E9FDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2E9FDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2E9FDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2E9FDC
Complementary
#DC6B2E
Analogous
#2EDCC1
Analogous
#2E48DC
Triadic
#DC2E9F
Triadic
#9FDC2E
Split comp.
#DC2E48
Split comp.
#DCC12E

Tints & Shades of #2E9FDC

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

#4CADE1
#66B9E5
#85C7EA
#9FD3EF
#BEE1F4
#D8EDF8

Shades

#218BC4
#1C76A6
#176087
#124D6D
#0D384E
#082230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2E9FDC.

How #2E9FDC 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#2E9FDC
Protanopia#9393DC
Protanomaly#7898DC
Deuteranopia#8787DD
Deuteranomaly#6E91DD
Tritanopia#00A8A8
Tritanomaly#00A5BF
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2E9FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2e9fdc: #2E9FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2E9FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2e9fdc': '#2E9FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.624, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_2e9fdc">#2E9FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#2E9FDC"

More Blue Colors

#2E9FDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2E9FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2E9FDC?

#2E9FDC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(46, 159, 220) in RGB and hsl(201, 71%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Electric Blue (#0892D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #2E9FDC?

#2E9FDC is rgb(46, 159, 220) — red 46, green 159, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2E9FDC?

#2E9FDC converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 28%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2E9FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2E9FDC scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2E9FDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2E9FDC 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 13.41, which is visibly different.

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