#2457BD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #2457BD

When working with digital screens, the color #2457BD is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Royalblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 36, 87, and 189.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 81% C, 54% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. With a hue angle of 220.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2457BD
RGB36, 87, 189
HSL220.0°, 68.0%, 44.1%
CMYK81%, 54%, 0%, 26%
HSV220.0°, 81.0%, 74.1%
LAB39.4, 21.1, -58.4
XYZ13.3, 10.9, 49.5
Decimal2381757

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.17:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.70:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2457BD; }
.text-color { color: #2457BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2457BD; }

Similar Colors

Royalblue
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