What color is #2E5D93?

#2E5D93 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E5D93?

The RGB value is 46, 93, 147: 46 red, 93 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E5D93?

The complementary color is #93642E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E5D93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E5D93 color

#2E5D93 rgb(46, 93, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E5D93 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 36.5% green and 57.6% blue (46, 93, 147).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 52% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#2E5D93 color codes

HEX	`#2E5D93`
RGB	`rgb(46, 93, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 36.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 52%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 69%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 37%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 2.43, -34.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 34.49, 274.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.306, 10.515, 29.085)`
Decimal	`3038611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E5D93, 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 #2E5D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E5D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2E5D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e5d93; }
.text { color: #2e5d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 93 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e5d93, #322e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #2E5D93?: #2E5D93 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E5D93?: The RGB value is 46, 93, 147: 46 red, 93 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E5D93?: The complementary color is #93642E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E5D93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.