What color is #2A3078?

#2A3078 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3078?

The RGB value is 42, 48, 120: 42 red, 48 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3078?

The complementary color is #78722A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3078 color

#2A3078 rgb(42, 48, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A3078 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 18.8% green and 47.1% blue (42, 48, 120).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 48% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#2A3078 color codes

HEX	`#2A3078`
RGB	`rgb(42, 48, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 18.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 48%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 65%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 60%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.54, 21.77, -42.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.54, 47.38, 297.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.401, 3.962, 18.246)`
Decimal	`2764920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3078, 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 #2A3078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #2A3078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3078; }
.text { color: #2a3078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 48 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3078, #4b2a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #2A3078?: #2A3078 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3078?: The RGB value is 42, 48, 120: 42 red, 48 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3078?: The complementary color is #78722A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.