What color is #2E65A4?

#2E65A4 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Wing Commander. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E65A4?

The RGB value is 46, 101, 164: 46 red, 101 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E65A4?

The complementary color is #A46D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E65A4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E65A4 color

#2E65A4 rgb(46, 101, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E65A4 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 39.6% green and 64.3% blue (46, 101, 164).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 56% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Wing Commander (#0065AC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#2E65A4 color codes

HEX	`#2E65A4`
RGB	`rgb(46, 101, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 39.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 56%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 72%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 38%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.1, 3.68, -39.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.1, 39.41, 275.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.479, 12.567, 36.883)`
Decimal	`3040676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E65A4, 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 #2E65A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E65A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #2E65A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e65a4; }
.text { color: #2e65a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e65a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 101 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e65a4, #322ea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #2E65A4?: #2E65A4 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Wing Commander. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E65A4?: The RGB value is 46, 101, 164: 46 red, 101 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E65A4?: The complementary color is #A46D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E65A4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.