What color is #2D135F?

#2D135F is a dark, moderate violet known as Voldemort. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Voldemort?

The RGB value is 45, 19, 95: 45 red, 19 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Voldemort?

The complementary color is #455F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D135F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Voldemort color: hex code #2D135F

#2D135F rgb(45, 19, 95)

Shades of purple

Voldemort has the hex code #2D135F. It is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 7.5% green and 37.3% blue (45, 19, 95).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 67% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

Voldemort (#2D135F) color codes

HEX	`#2D135F`
RGB	`rgb(45, 19, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 7.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 67%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 80%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 80%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.68, 32.19, -40.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.68, 51.55, 308.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.38, 1.85, 11.003)`
Decimal	`2954079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Voldemort, 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 #2D135F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D135F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #2D135F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d135f; }
.text { color: #2d135f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d135f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 19 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d135f, #53135f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

See #2D135F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2D135F?: #2D135F is a dark, moderate violet known as Voldemort. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Voldemort?: The RGB value is 45, 19, 95: 45 red, 19 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Voldemort?: The complementary color is #455F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D135F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.