What color is #2E2B47?

#2E2B47 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2B47?

The RGB value is 46, 43, 71: 46 red, 43 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2B47?

The complementary color is #44472B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2B47 color

#2E2B47 rgb(46, 43, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E2B47 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 16.9% green and 27.8% blue (46, 43, 71).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 25% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#2E2B47 color codes

HEX	`#2E2B47`
RGB	`rgb(46, 43, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 16.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 25%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 39%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.07, 9.06, -17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.07, 19.27, 298.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.128, 2.763, 6.329)`
Decimal	`3025735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2B47, 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 #2E2B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #2E2B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2b47; }
.text { color: #2e2b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 43 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2b47, #3c2b47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E2B47?: #2E2B47 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2B47?: The RGB value is 46, 43, 71: 46 red, 43 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2B47?: The complementary color is #44472B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.