What color is #2C0530?

#2C0530 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C0530?

The RGB value is 44, 5, 48: 44 red, 5 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C0530?

The complementary color is #093005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C0530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C0530 color

#2C0530 rgb(44, 5, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #2C0530 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 2% green and 18.8% blue (44, 5, 48).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 81% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#2C0530 color codes

HEX	`#2C0530`
RGB	`rgb(44, 5, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 81%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 90%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 90%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.75, 26.49, -18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.75, 32.38, 324.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.626, 0.858, 2.876)`
Decimal	`2884912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C0530, 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 #2C0530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C0530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #2C0530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c0530; }
.text { color: #2c0530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c0530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 5 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c0530, #30051e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2C0530?: #2C0530 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C0530?: The RGB value is 44, 5, 48: 44 red, 5 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C0530?: The complementary color is #093005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C0530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.