What color is #2E68A9?

#2E68A9 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 #2E68A9?

The RGB value is 46, 104, 169: 46 red, 104 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E68A9?

The complementary color is #A96F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E68A9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E68A9 color

#2E68A9 rgb(46, 104, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E68A9 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 40.8% green and 66.3% blue (46, 104, 169).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 57% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Wing Commander (#0065AC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#2E68A9 color codes

HEX	`#2E68A9`
RGB	`rgb(46, 104, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 40.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 57%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 73%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 38%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, 3.66, -40.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 40.49, 275.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.236, 13.345, 39.407)`
Decimal	`3041449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E68A9, 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 #2E68A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2E68A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #2E68A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e68a9; }
.text { color: #2e68a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e68a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 104 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e68a9, #322ea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #2E68A9?: #2E68A9 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 #2E68A9?: The RGB value is 46, 104, 169: 46 red, 104 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E68A9?: The complementary color is #A96F2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E68A9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.