What color is #2A344F?

#2A344F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A344F?

The RGB value is 42, 52, 79: 42 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A344F?

The complementary color is #4F452A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A344F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A344F color

#2A344F rgb(42, 52, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A344F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 20.4% green and 31% blue (42, 52, 79).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 31% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#2A344F color codes

HEX	`#2A344F`
RGB	`rgb(42, 52, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 20.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 31%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 34%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.99, 4.07, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.99, 18.32, 282.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.594, 3.513, 7.884)`
Decimal	`2765903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A344F, 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 #2A344F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A344F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #2A344F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a344f; }
.text { color: #2a344f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a344f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 52 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a344f, #322a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2A344F?: #2A344F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A344F?: The RGB value is 42, 52, 79: 42 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A344F?: The complementary color is #4F452A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A344F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.