What color is #2B1A37?

#2B1A37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2B1A37?

The RGB value is 43, 26, 55: 43 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2B1A37?

The complementary color is #26371A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2B1A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2B1A37 color

#2B1A37 rgb(43, 26, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2B1A37 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.9% red, 10.2% green and 21.6% blue (43, 26, 55).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#2B1A37 color codes

HEX	`#2B1A37`
RGB	`rgb(43, 26, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.9%, 10.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 53%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.79, 15.22, -15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.79, 21.88, 314.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.055, 1.528, 3.8)`
Decimal	`2824759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2B1A37, 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 #2B1A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2B1A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #2B1A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2b1a37; }
.text { color: #2b1a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b1a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(43 26 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2b1a37, #371a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #2B1A37?: #2B1A37 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2B1A37?: The RGB value is 43, 26, 55: 43 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2B1A37?: The complementary color is #26371A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2B1A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.