What color is #2A2551?

#2A2551 is a dark, desaturated blue known as Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pāua?

The RGB value is 42, 37, 81: 42 red, 37 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pāua?

The complementary color is #4C5125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pāua color: hex code #2A2551

#2A2551 rgb(42, 37, 81)

Shades of blue

Pāua has the hex code #2A2551. It is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 14.5% green and 31.8% blue (42, 37, 81).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

Pāua (#2A2551) color codes

HEX	`#2A2551`
RGB	`rgb(42, 37, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 14.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 54%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 54%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.5, 15.36, -26.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.5, 30.45, 300.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.101, 2.409, 8.085)`
Decimal	`2762065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pāua, 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 #2A2551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #2A2551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2551; }
.text { color: #2a2551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 37 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2551, #402551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #2A2551 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2A2551?: #2A2551 is a dark, desaturated blue known as Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pāua?: The RGB value is 42, 37, 81: 42 red, 37 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pāua?: The complementary color is #4C5125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.