What color is #2E6397?

#2E6397 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Starry Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E6397?

The RGB value is 46, 99, 151: 46 red, 99 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E6397?

The complementary color is #97622E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E6397?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E6397 color

#2E6397 rgb(46, 99, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E6397 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 38.8% green and 59.2% blue (46, 99, 151).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 53% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Starry Night (#286492), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#2E6397 color codes

HEX	`#2E6397`
RGB	`rgb(46, 99, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 38.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 53%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 70%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 34%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.8, 0.12, -33.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.8, 33.58, 270.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.172, 11.738, 30.949)`
Decimal	`3040151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E6397, 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 #2E6397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E6397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #2E6397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e6397; }
.text { color: #2e6397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 99 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e6397, #2e2e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #2E6397?: #2E6397 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Starry Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E6397?: The RGB value is 46, 99, 151: 46 red, 99 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E6397?: The complementary color is #97622E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E6397?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.