What color is #2E51A7?

#2E51A7 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 #2E51A7?

The RGB value is 46, 81, 167: 46 red, 81 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E51A7?

The complementary color is #A7842E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E51A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E51A7 color

#2E51A7 rgb(46, 81, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E51A7 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 31.8% green and 65.5% blue (46, 81, 167).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 57% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Blasphemous Blue (#3356AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#2E51A7 color codes

HEX	`#2E51A7`
RGB	`rgb(46, 81, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 31.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 57%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 72%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 51%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.47, 17.81, -50.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.47, 53.12, 289.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.042, 9.255, 37.756)`
Decimal	`3035559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E51A7, 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 #2E51A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E51A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #2E51A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e51a7; }
.text { color: #2e51a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e51a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 81 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e51a7, #482ea7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E51A7?: #2E51A7 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 #2E51A7?: The RGB value is 46, 81, 167: 46 red, 81 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E51A7?: The complementary color is #A7842E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E51A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.