What color is #2D324E?

#2D324E 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 #2D324E?

The RGB value is 45, 50, 78: 45 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D324E?

The complementary color is #4E492D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D324E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D324E color

#2D324E rgb(45, 50, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D324E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 19.6% green and 30.6% blue (45, 50, 78).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#2D324E color codes

HEX	`#2D324E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 50, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 19.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 36%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.54, 6.07, -17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.54, 18.88, 288.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.598, 3.389, 7.671)`
Decimal	`2961998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D324E, 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 #2D324E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D324E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #2D324E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d324e; }
.text { color: #2d324e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d324e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 50 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d324e, #382d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2D324E?: #2D324E 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 #2D324E?: The RGB value is 45, 50, 78: 45 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D324E?: The complementary color is #4E492D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D324E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.