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#2E4E63 Outer Space

#2E4E63 is a dark, muted blue named Outer Space. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 30.6% green and 38.8% blue (rgb(46, 78, 99)). Its HSL value is 204° hue, 37% saturation and 28% lightness, and in CMYK it is 54% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black. #2E4E63 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.80:1.

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Variations of #2E4E63

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2E4E63 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2E4E63 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2E4E63 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3D4863
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #454E64
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F4D64
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3D4863
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3A4A63
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #125355
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #26505D
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4A4A4A
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #454B51

#2E4E63 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.80:1 Very good#2E4E63 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#2E4E63 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2E4E63 in CSS

/* Outer Space */
.color { color: #2E4E63; }
.background { background-color: #2E4E63; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2E4E63; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 78 99);
color: hsl(204 37% 28%);
color: oklch(0.409 0.052 238.6);

#2E4E63 FAQ

What color is #2E4E63?

#2E4E63 is a dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Outer Space. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2E4E63?

#2E4E63 is rgb(46, 78, 99) in RGB, hsl(204, 37%, 28%) in HSL and cmyk(54%, 21%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2E4E63?

The complementary color of #2E4E63 is #63432E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2E4E63?

White text has the best contrast on #2E4E63: 8.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2E4E63 a warm or cool color?

#2E4E63 is a cool color.