What color is #2E5B82?

#2E5B82 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5B82?

The RGB value is 46, 91, 130: 46 red, 91 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5B82?

The complementary color is #82552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5B82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5B82 color

#2E5B82 rgb(46, 91, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E5B82 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 35.7% green and 51% blue (46, 91, 130).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 48% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Motion (#1D5C83), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#2E5B82 color codes

HEX	`#2E5B82`
RGB	`rgb(46, 91, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 35.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 48%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 65%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 30%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.25, -2.52, -26.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.25, 26.57, 264.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.896, 9.674, 22.513)`
Decimal	`3038082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5B82, 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 #2E5B82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E5B82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #2E5B82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5b82; }
.text { color: #2e5b82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5b82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 91 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5b82, #2e3182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #2E5B82?: #2E5B82 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5B82?: The RGB value is 46, 91, 130: 46 red, 91 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5B82?: The complementary color is #82552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5B82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.