What color is #2F30A2?

#2F30A2 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Depths of Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F30A2?

The RGB value is 47, 48, 162: 47 red, 48 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F30A2?

The complementary color is #A2A12F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F30A2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F30A2 color

#2F30A2 rgb(47, 48, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F30A2 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 18.8% green and 63.5% blue (47, 48, 162).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 55% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Depths of Night (#2C319B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#2F30A2 color codes

HEX	`#2F30A2`
RGB	`rgb(47, 48, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 18.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 55%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 71%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 70%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.64, 37.63, -61.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.64, 72.03, 301.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.749, 5.326, 34.742)`
Decimal	`3092642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F30A2, 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 #2F30A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F30A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #2F30A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f30a2; }
.text { color: #2f30a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f30a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 48 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f30a2, #682fa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F30A2?: #2F30A2 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Depths of Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F30A2?: The RGB value is 47, 48, 162: 47 red, 48 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F30A2?: The complementary color is #A2A12F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F30A2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.