What color is #2D85A8?

#2D85A8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D85A8?

The RGB value is 45, 133, 168: 45 red, 133 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D85A8?

The complementary color is #A8502D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D85A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D85A8 color

#2D85A8 rgb(45, 133, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D85A8 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 52.2% green and 65.9% blue (45, 133, 168).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 58% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Underwater Moonlight (#4488AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#2D85A8 color codes

HEX	`#2D85A8`
RGB	`rgb(45, 133, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 52.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 58%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 73%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 21%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, -14.05, -26.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 29.59, 241.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.535, 20.158, 40.058)`
Decimal	`2983336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D85A8, 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 #2D85A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2D85A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #2D85A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d85a8; }
.text { color: #2d85a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d85a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 133 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d85a8, #2d47a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2D85A8?: #2D85A8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D85A8?: The RGB value is 45, 133, 168: 45 red, 133 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D85A8?: The complementary color is #A8502D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D85A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.