What color is #2E3E68?

#2E3E68 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E3E68?

The RGB value is 46, 62, 104: 46 red, 62 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E3E68?

The complementary color is #68582E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E3E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E3E68 color

#2E3E68 rgb(46, 62, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E3E68 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 24.3% green and 40.8% blue (46, 62, 104).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 39% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Napoleonic Blue (#2C4170), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#2E3E68 color codes

HEX	`#2E3E68`
RGB	`rgb(46, 62, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 24.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 39%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 56%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 40%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.81, 7.08, -26.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.81, 27.54, 284.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.347, 5.025, 13.782)`
Decimal	`3030632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E3E68, 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 #2E3E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E3E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #2E3E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e3e68; }
.text { color: #2e3e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e3e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 62 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e3e68, #3b2e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E3E68?: #2E3E68 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Napoleonic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E3E68?: The RGB value is 46, 62, 104: 46 red, 62 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E3E68?: The complementary color is #68582E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E3E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.