#2e85bb

Boston Blue

Closest match (93% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(46, 133, 187)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(203, 61%, 46%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(75, 29, 0, 27)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.209

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#2e85bb

#bb642e

Analogous (Adjacent)

#2ebbaa

#2e85bb

#2e3fbb

Triadic

#2e85bb

#bb2e85

#85bb2e

Split complementary

#2e85bb

#bb2e3e

#bbab2e

Complete conversion table

HEX

#2E85BB

RGB

rgb(46,133,187)

RGBA

rgba(46,133,187, 1)

HSL

hsl(202.98,60.52%,45.69%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.59 0.12 240.5)

CSS Variable

--color: #2e85bb;

Preview

Readability and Typography

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Headline Test

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

4.05

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

5.19

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#2e85bb#9d9dbb

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#2e85bb#6258bb

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#2e85bb#32525c

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#2e85bb#7e7e7e

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

73%

13%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

73%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

13%

Ivory black

Pigment

13%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

20.9%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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#4286BC

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#BB642E

Governor Bay

#2E3FBB

Shamrock

#2EBBAB

Medium Red Violet

#BB2E85

Atlantis

#85BB2E

Brick Red

#BB2E3E

Malibu

#74BEF8

Orient

#005081