What color is #2D014E?

#2D014E 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 #2D014E?

The RGB value is 45, 1, 78: 45 red, 1 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D014E?

The complementary color is #224E01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D014E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D014E color

#2D014E rgb(45, 1, 78)

Shades of black

The hex color #2D014E is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 0.4% green and 30.6% blue (45, 1, 78).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 97% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 99% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#2D014E color codes

HEX	`#2D014E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 1, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 0.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 97%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 99%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 99%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.03, 35.87, -36.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.03, 51.07, 314.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.468, 1.13, 7.294)`
Decimal	`2949454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D014E, 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 #2D014E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D014E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #2D014E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d014e; }
.text { color: #2d014e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d014e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 1 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d014e, #4e0149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #2D014E?: #2D014E 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 #2D014E?: The RGB value is 45, 1, 78: 45 red, 1 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D014E?: The complementary color is #224E01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D014E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.