What color is #2E496D?

#2E496D is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E496D?

The RGB value is 46, 73, 109: 46 red, 73 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E496D?

The complementary color is #6D522E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E496D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E496D color

#2E496D rgb(46, 73, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E496D is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 28.6% green and 42.7% blue (46, 73, 109).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 41% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#2E496D color codes

HEX	`#2E496D`
RGB	`rgb(46, 73, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 28.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 41%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 58%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 33%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, 1.5, -23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 24, 273.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.269, 6.45, 15.38)`
Decimal	`3033453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E496D, 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 #2E496D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E496D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #2E496D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e496d; }
.text { color: #2e496d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e496d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 73 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e496d, #332e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2E496D?: #2E496D is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E496D?: The RGB value is 46, 73, 109: 46 red, 73 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E496D?: The complementary color is #6D522E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E496D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.