What color is #2D7DE3?

#2D7DE3 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 #2D7DE3?

The RGB value is 45, 125, 227: 45 red, 125 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D7DE3?

The complementary color is #E3932D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D7DE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D7DE3 color

#2D7DE3 rgb(45, 125, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D7DE3 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 49% green and 89% blue (45, 125, 227).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 76% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307DD3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#2D7DE3 color codes

HEX	`#2D7DE3`
RGB	`rgb(45, 125, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 49%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 76%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 80%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 45%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, 12.17, -58.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 59.83, 281.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.276, 20.768, 75.493)`
Decimal	`2981347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D7DE3, 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 #2D7DE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2D7DE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #2D7DE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d7de3; }
.text { color: #2d7de3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d7de3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 125 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d7de3, #382de3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2D7DE3?: #2D7DE3 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 #2D7DE3?: The RGB value is 45, 125, 227: 45 red, 125 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D7DE3?: The complementary color is #E3932D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D7DE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.