What color is #2F4770?

#2F4770 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4770?

The RGB value is 47, 71, 112: 47 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4770?

The complementary color is #70582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4770 color

#2F4770 rgb(47, 71, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F4770 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 27.8% green and 43.9% blue (47, 71, 112).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#2F4770 color codes

HEX	`#2F4770`
RGB	`rgb(47, 71, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 27.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.11, 4.13, -26.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.11, 26.81, 278.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.349, 6.28, 16.204)`
Decimal	`3098480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4770, 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 #2F4770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #2F4770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4770; }
.text { color: #2f4770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 71 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4770, #372f70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F4770?: #2F4770 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4770?: The RGB value is 47, 71, 112: 47 red, 71 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4770?: The complementary color is #70582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.