What color is #2390D1?

#2390D1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2390D1?

The RGB value is 35, 144, 209: 35 red, 144 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2390D1?

The complementary color is #D16423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2390D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2390D1 color

#2390D1 rgb(35, 144, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2390D1 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 56.5% green and 82% blue (35, 144, 209).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 71% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3D8ED0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#2390D1 color codes

HEX	`#2390D1`
RGB	`rgb(35, 144, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 56.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 71%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 83%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 31%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, -6.79, -41.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 42.21, 260.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.17, 24.904, 63.948)`
Decimal	`2330833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2390D1, 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 #2390D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2390D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #2390D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2390d1; }
.text { color: #2390d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2390d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 144 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2390d1, #2339d1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2390D1?: #2390D1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2390D1?: The RGB value is 35, 144, 209: 35 red, 144 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2390D1?: The complementary color is #D16423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2390D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.