What color is #2A3E66?

#2A3E66 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A3E66?

The RGB value is 42, 62, 102: 42 red, 62 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A3E66?

The complementary color is #66522A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A3E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A3E66 color

#2A3E66 rgb(42, 62, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2A3E66 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 24.3% green and 40% blue (42, 62, 102).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Napoleonic Blue (#2C4170), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#2A3E66 color codes

HEX	`#2A3E66`
RGB	`rgb(42, 62, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 24.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.44, 5.36, -25.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.44, 26.48, 281.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.075, 4.896, 13.245)`
Decimal	`2768486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A3E66, 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 #2A3E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A3E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #2A3E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a3e66; }
.text { color: #2a3e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a3e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 62 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a3e66, #342a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2A3E66?: #2A3E66 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A3E66?: The RGB value is 42, 62, 102: 42 red, 62 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A3E66?: The complementary color is #66522A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A3E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.