What color is #2E50A7?

#2E50A7 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E50A7?

The RGB value is 46, 80, 167: 46 red, 80 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E50A7?

The complementary color is #A7852E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E50A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E50A7 color

#2E50A7 rgb(46, 80, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E50A7 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 31.4% green and 65.5% blue (46, 80, 167).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 57% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Blasphemous Blue (#3356AA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#2E50A7 color codes

HEX	`#2E50A7`
RGB	`rgb(46, 80, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 31.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 57%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 72%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 52%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.19, 18.47, -50.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.19, 53.77, 290.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.968, 9.107, 37.732)`
Decimal	`3035303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E50A7, 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 #2E50A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E50A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #2E50A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e50a7; }
.text { color: #2e50a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e50a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 80 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e50a7, #482ea7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E50A7?: #2E50A7 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E50A7?: The RGB value is 46, 80, 167: 46 red, 80 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E50A7?: The complementary color is #A7852E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E50A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.