What color is #2A2E50?

#2A2E50 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A2E50?

The RGB value is 42, 46, 80: 42 red, 46 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A2E50?

The complementary color is #504C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A2E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A2E50 color

#2A2E50 rgb(42, 46, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A2E50 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18% green and 31.4% blue (42, 46, 80).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 31% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#2A2E50 color codes

HEX	`#2A2E50`
RGB	`rgb(42, 46, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 31%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 48%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 42%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.14, 8.62, -21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.14, 23.09, 291.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.379, 3.025, 7.994)`
Decimal	`2764368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A2E50, 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 #2A2E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A2E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #2A2E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a2e50; }
.text { color: #2a2e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 46 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a2e50, #392a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2A2E50?: #2A2E50 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A2E50?: The RGB value is 42, 46, 80: 42 red, 46 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A2E50?: The complementary color is #504C2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A2E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.