What color is #2F2860?

#2F2860 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2860?

The RGB value is 47, 40, 96: 47 red, 40 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2860?

The complementary color is #596028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2860 color

#2F2860 rgb(47, 40, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F2860 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 15.7% green and 37.6% blue (47, 40, 96).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 41% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Indie Go (#2E2364), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#2F2860 color codes

HEX	`#2F2860`
RGB	`rgb(47, 40, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 15.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 41%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 58%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 58%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.91, 19.74, -32.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.91, 37.96, 301.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.042, 2.966, 11.424)`
Decimal	`3090528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2860, 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 #2F2860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #2F2860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2860; }
.text { color: #2f2860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 40 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2860, #4b2860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F2860?: #2F2860 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2860?: The RGB value is 47, 40, 96: 47 red, 40 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2860?: The complementary color is #596028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.