What color is #2E2E56?

#2E2E56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2E56?

The RGB value is 46, 46, 86: 46 red, 46 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2E56?

The complementary color is #56562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2E56 color

#2E2E56 rgb(46, 46, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E2E56 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 18% green and 33.7% blue (46, 46, 86).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#2E2E56 color codes

HEX	`#2E2E56`
RGB	`rgb(46, 46, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 18%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 47%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 47%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.85, 11.86, -24.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.85, 27.03, 296.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.783, 3.207, 9.222)`
Decimal	`3026518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2E56, 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 #2E2E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #2E2E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2e56; }
.text { color: #2e2e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 46 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2e56, #422e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E2E56?: #2E2E56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2E56?: The RGB value is 46, 46, 86: 46 red, 46 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2E56?: The complementary color is #56562E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.