What color is #2E5090?

#2E5090 is a dark, moderate azure known as Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nightly Activities?

The RGB value is 46, 80, 144: 46 red, 80 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nightly Activities?

The complementary color is #906E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5090?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nightly Activities color: hex code #2E5090

#2E5090 rgb(46, 80, 144)

Shades of blue

Nightly Activities has the hex code #2E5090. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 31.4% green and 56.5% blue (46, 80, 144).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 52% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

Nightly Activities (#2E5090) color codes

HEX	`#2E5090`
RGB	`rgb(46, 80, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 31.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 52%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 68%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 44%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.66, 9.76, -39.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.66, 40.29, 284.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.028, 8.331, 27.512)`
Decimal	`3035280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nightly Activities, 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 #2E5090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #2E5090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5090; }
.text { color: #2e5090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 80 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5090, #3d2e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

See #2E5090 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2E5090?: #2E5090 is a dark, moderate azure known as Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nightly Activities?: The RGB value is 46, 80, 144: 46 red, 80 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nightly Activities?: The complementary color is #906E2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5090?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.