What color is #2B007F?

#2B007F is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B007F?

The RGB value is 43, 0, 127: 43 red, 0 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B007F?

The complementary color is #547F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B007F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B007F color

#2B007F rgb(43, 0, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2B007F is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 0% green and 49.8% blue (43, 0, 127).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Child of the Night (#220077), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#2B007F color codes

HEX	`#2B007F`
RGB	`rgb(43, 0, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 0%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 100%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.72, 48.4, -59.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.72, 76.62, 309.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.826, 2.046, 20.215)`
Decimal	`2818175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B007F, 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 #2B007F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B007F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #2B007F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b007f; }
.text { color: #2b007f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b007f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 0 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b007f, #6b007f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2B007F?: #2B007F is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B007F?: The RGB value is 43, 0, 127: 43 red, 0 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B007F?: The complementary color is #547F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B007F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.