What color is #2483DD?

#2483DD is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2483DD?

The RGB value is 36, 131, 221: 36 red, 131 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2483DD?

The complementary color is #DD7E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2483DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2483DD color

#2483DD rgb(36, 131, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2483DD is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 51.4% green and 86.7% blue (36, 131, 221).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#2483DD color codes

HEX	`#2483DD`
RGB	`rgb(36, 131, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 51.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 84%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 41%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.84, 5.44, -53.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.84, 53.66, 275.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.89, 21.825, 71.452)`
Decimal	`2393053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2483DD, 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 #2483DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2483DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #2483DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2483dd; }
.text { color: #2483dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2483dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 131 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2483dd, #2427dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #2483DD?: #2483DD is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2483DD?: The RGB value is 36, 131, 221: 36 red, 131 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2483DD?: The complementary color is #DD7E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2483DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.