What color is #2A1B30?

#2A1B30 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A1B30?

The RGB value is 42, 27, 48: 42 red, 27 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A1B30?

The complementary color is #21301B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A1B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A1B30 color

#2A1B30 rgb(42, 27, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2A1B30 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 10.6% green and 18.8% blue (42, 27, 48).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#2A1B30 color codes

HEX	`#2A1B30`
RGB	`rgb(42, 27, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 10.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 44%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.54, 12.2, -11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.54, 16.49, 317.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.88, 1.49, 2.984)`
Decimal	`2759472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A1B30, 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 #2A1B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A1B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #2A1B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a1b30; }
.text { color: #2a1b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a1b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 27 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a1b30, #301b2c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2A1B30?: #2A1B30 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A1B30?: The RGB value is 42, 27, 48: 42 red, 27 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A1B30?: The complementary color is #21301B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A1B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.