What color is #2D4F83?

#2D4F83 is a dark, desaturated azure known as Assassin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Assassin?

The RGB value is 45, 79, 131: 45 red, 79 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Assassin?

The complementary color is #83612D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4F83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Assassin color: hex code #2D4F83

#2D4F83 rgb(45, 79, 131)

Shades of blue

Assassin has the hex code #2D4F83. It is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 31% green and 51.4% blue (45, 79, 131).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 49% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

Assassin (#2D4F83) color codes

HEX	`#2D4F83`
RGB	`rgb(45, 79, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 31%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 49%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 66%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 40%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.54, 5.36, -32.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.54, 33.36, 279.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.973, 7.788, 22.551)`
Decimal	`2969475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Assassin, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2D4F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2D4F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4f83; }
.text { color: #2d4f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 79 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4f83, #362d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

See #2D4F83 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2D4F83?: #2D4F83 is a dark, desaturated azure known as Assassin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Assassin?: The RGB value is 45, 79, 131: 45 red, 79 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Assassin?: The complementary color is #83612D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4F83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.