What color is #2D7BDF?

#2D7BDF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D7BDF?

The RGB value is 45, 123, 223: 45 red, 123 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D7BDF?

The complementary color is #DF912D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D7BDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D7BDF color

#2D7BDF rgb(45, 123, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D7BDF is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 48.2% green and 87.5% blue (45, 123, 223).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 74% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#2D7BDF color codes

HEX	`#2D7BDF`
RGB	`rgb(45, 123, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 48.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 74%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 80%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 45%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, 11.91, -57.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 58.84, 281.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.479, 20.049, 72.535)`
Decimal	`2980831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D7BDF, 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 #2D7BDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2D7BDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #2D7BDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d7bdf; }
.text { color: #2d7bdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d7bdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 123 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d7bdf, #382ddf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2D7BDF?: #2D7BDF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Soothing Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D7BDF?: The RGB value is 45, 123, 223: 45 red, 123 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D7BDF?: The complementary color is #DF912D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D7BDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.