What color is #2C0050?

#2C0050 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C0050?

The RGB value is 44, 0, 80: 44 red, 0 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C0050?

The complementary color is #245000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C0050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C0050 color

#2C0050 rgb(44, 0, 80)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C0050 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 0% green and 31.4% blue (44, 0, 80).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.17:1).

#2C0050 color codes

HEX	`#2C0050`
RGB	`rgb(44, 0, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 0%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 100%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.91, 36.74, -37.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.91, 52.8, 314.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.486, 1.115, 7.672)`
Decimal	`2883664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C0050, 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 #2C0050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C0050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #2C0050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c0050; }
.text { color: #2c0050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c0050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 0 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c0050, #50004c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #2C0050?: #2C0050 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C0050?: The RGB value is 44, 0, 80: 44 red, 0 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C0050?: The complementary color is #245000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C0050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.