What color is #2F4B9E?

#2F4B9E is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Cascade Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F4B9E?

The RGB value is 47, 75, 158: 47 red, 75 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F4B9E?

The complementary color is #9E822F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F4B9E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F4B9E color

#2F4B9E rgb(47, 75, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F4B9E is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 29.4% green and 62% blue (47, 75, 158).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 54% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cascade Twilight (#234893), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#2F4B9E color codes

HEX	`#2F4B9E`
RGB	`rgb(47, 75, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 29.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 54%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 70%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 53%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, 18.54, -48.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 51.75, 291)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.858, 8.104, 33.386)`
Decimal	`3099550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F4B9E, 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 #2F4B9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F4B9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #2F4B9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f4b9e; }
.text { color: #2f4b9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f4b9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 75 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f4b9e, #4b2f9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F4B9E?: #2F4B9E is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Cascade Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F4B9E?: The RGB value is 47, 75, 158: 47 red, 75 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F4B9E?: The complementary color is #9E822F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F4B9E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.