#2C6FBBMatt Blue (#2C6FBB) is a mid-tone, saturated blue with an OKLCH hue of 254°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.137. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #2C6FBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 111, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 41%, 0%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46.3 5.8 -46) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.538 0.137 254) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Matt Blue shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3b6db0 — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#3570b8 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#2c6fbb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#2b6fbd — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Matt Blue in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.12:1 and against black 4.1:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9ac7ff · #67a0e4 · #2c6fbb · #125499 · #003367 · #001533
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#32a0c0 · #2189bf · #2c6fbb · #4256a4 · #494088 · #482b6a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c092ee · #9681ad · #2c6fbb · #1b5290 · #00376e · #28133a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f3b14f · #7e90a8 · #2c6fbb · #315178 · #173354 · #07182d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faf0e4 · #7e8a99 · #2c6fbb · #5a544c · #172332 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f0e7 · #d4cbbf · #aca195 · #3c301f · #1a0e01 · #2c6fbb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6d7b1 · #8cbdd0 · #f17129 · #2c6fbb · #7b4e56 · #0c0628
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffefdb · #bf7250 · #2c6fbb · #5e5700 · #3f1200 · #050300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedee · #c16b74 · #2c6fbb · #346300 · #122a00 · #160002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffebf6 · #b76d99 · #2c6fbb · #744b00 · #002b1b · #130700
#4C85CA · #6B9CD8 · #89B2E6 · #A7C9F4 · #C7E0FF
#1E5B9F · #0F4885 · #00366B · #00254E · #001533
#3E70AB · #4D709B · #5A708B
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.