What color is #2D2D82?

#2D2D82 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D2D82?

The RGB value is 45, 45, 130: 45 red, 45 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2D82?

The complementary color is #82822D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2D82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2D82 color

#2D2D82 rgb(45, 45, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D2D82 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 17.6% green and 51% blue (45, 45, 130).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 49% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Highway (#273287), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#2D2D82 color codes

HEX	`#2D2D82`
RGB	`rgb(45, 45, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 17.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 49%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 65%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 65%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, 27.97, -47.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 55.51, 300.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.049, 4.046, 21.577)`
Decimal	`2960770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2D82, 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 #2D2D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #2D2D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2d82; }
.text { color: #2d2d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 45 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2d82, #582d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #2D2D82?: #2D2D82 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D2D82?: The RGB value is 45, 45, 130: 45 red, 45 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2D82?: The complementary color is #82822D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2D82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.