What color is #2B314E?

#2B314E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B314E?

The RGB value is 43, 49, 78: 43 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B314E?

The complementary color is #4E482B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B314E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B314E color

#2B314E rgb(43, 49, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2B314E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 19.2% green and 30.6% blue (43, 49, 78).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 29% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#2B314E color codes

HEX	`#2B314E`
RGB	`rgb(43, 49, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 19.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 29%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 45%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 37%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.06, 6.13, -18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.06, 19.63, 288.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.469, 3.26, 7.653)`
Decimal	`2830670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B314E, 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 #2B314E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B314E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #2B314E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b314e; }
.text { color: #2b314e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b314e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 49 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b314e, #372b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2B314E?: #2B314E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B314E?: The RGB value is 43, 49, 78: 43 red, 49 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B314E?: The complementary color is #4E482B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B314E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.