What color is #2A1742?

#2A1742 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A1742?

The RGB value is 42, 23, 66: 42 red, 23 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A1742?

The complementary color is #2F4217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A1742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A1742 color

#2A1742 rgb(42, 23, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2A1742 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 9% green and 25.9% blue (42, 23, 66).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#2A1742 color codes

HEX	`#2A1742`
RGB	`rgb(42, 23, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 65%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 65%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.6, 20.18, -23.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.6, 31.23, 310.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.244, 1.498, 5.324)`
Decimal	`2758466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A1742, 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 #2A1742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A1742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #2A1742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a1742; }
.text { color: #2a1742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a1742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 23 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a1742, #401742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2A1742?: #2A1742 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A1742?: The RGB value is 42, 23, 66: 42 red, 23 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A1742?: The complementary color is #2F4217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A1742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.