What color is #245BA7?

#245BA7 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #245BA7?

The RGB value is 36, 91, 167: 36 red, 91 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245BA7?

The complementary color is #A77024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245BA7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245BA7 color

#245BA7 rgb(36, 91, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #245BA7 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 35.7% green and 65.5% blue (36, 91, 167).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 65% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#245BA7 color codes

HEX	`#245BA7`
RGB	`rgb(36, 91, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 35.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 65%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 78%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 46%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 9.9, -46.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 47.08, 282.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.441, 10.646, 38.004)`
Decimal	`2382759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245BA7, 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 #245BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#245BA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	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 #245BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245ba7; }
.text { color: #245ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 91 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245ba7, #2f24a7); }

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Questions

What color is #245BA7?: #245BA7 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #245BA7?: The RGB value is 36, 91, 167: 36 red, 91 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245BA7?: The complementary color is #A77024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245BA7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.