What color is #2D2A3F?

#2D2A3F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D2A3F?

The RGB value is 45, 42, 63: 45 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2A3F?

The complementary color is #3C3F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2A3F color

#2D2A3F rgb(45, 42, 63)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D2A3F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 16.5% green and 24.7% blue (45, 42, 63).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#2D2A3F color codes

HEX	`#2D2A3F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 42, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 16.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.24, 6.95, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.24, 14.58, 298.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.807, 2.573, 5.05)`
Decimal	`2959935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2A3F, 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 #2D2A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #2D2A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2a3f; }
.text { color: #2d2a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 42 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2a3f, #372a3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D2A3F?: #2D2A3F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D2A3F?: The RGB value is 45, 42, 63: 45 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2A3F?: The complementary color is #3C3F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.