What color is #2A008B?

#2A008B is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A008B?

The RGB value is 42, 0, 139: 42 red, 0 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A008B?

The complementary color is #618B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A008B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A008B color

#2A008B rgb(42, 0, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2A008B is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 0% green and 54.5% blue (42, 0, 139).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Orbital Kingdom (#220088), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#2A008B color codes

HEX	`#2A008B`
RGB	`rgb(42, 0, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 0%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 100%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.25, 51.38, -64.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.25, 82.42, 308.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.614, 2.356, 24.58)`
Decimal	`2752651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A008B, 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 #2A008B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A008B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #2A008B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a008b; }
.text { color: #2a008b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a008b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 0 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a008b, #70008b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2A008B?: #2A008B is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A008B?: The RGB value is 42, 0, 139: 42 red, 0 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A008B?: The complementary color is #618B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A008B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.