What color is #2F2F60?

#2F2F60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2F60?

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

What is the complementary color of #2F2F60?

The complementary color is #60602F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2F60 color

#2F2F60 rgb(47, 47, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F2F60 is a dark, desaturated blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 34% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#2F2F60 color codes

HEX	`#2F2F60`
RGB	`rgb(47, 47, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 18.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 34%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 51%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 51%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.88, 14.89, -29.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.88, 32.83, 296.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.299, 3.482, 11.51)`
Decimal	`3092320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2F60, 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 #2F2F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #2F2F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2f60; }
.text { color: #2f2f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 47 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2f60, #482f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F2F60?: #2F2F60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2F60?: The RGB value is 47, 47, 96: 47 red, 47 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2F60?: The complementary color is #60602F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.