Close to Zaffre
#2813AA
#2813AA is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 7.5% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 80% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #2813AA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.76:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.91:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.76:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #2813AA as they’d see it.
#2813AA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #2813AA
What color is #2813AA?
#2813AA is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 7.5% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 80% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #2813AA in RGB?
#2813AA is rgb(40, 19, 170): 40 red, 19 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #2813AA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(76, 89, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #2813AA?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #2813AA?
Its complement #333B00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.