Close to Medium Blue
#2B06BC
#2B06BC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 16.9% red, 2.4% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 94% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #2B06BC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.85:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.32:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.85:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #2B06BC as they’d see it.
#2B06BC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #2B06BC
What color is #2B06BC?
#2B06BC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 16.9% red, 2.4% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 94% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #2B06BC in RGB?
#2B06BC is rgb(43, 6, 188): 43 red, 6 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #2B06BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(77, 97, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #2B06BC?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #2B06BC?
Its complement #314000 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.