What color is #2D1F4B?

#2D1F4B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D1F4B?

The RGB value is 45, 31, 75: 45 red, 31 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D1F4B?

The complementary color is #3D4B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D1F4B?

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.

#2D1F4B color

#2D1F4B rgb(45, 31, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2D1F4B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 12.2% green and 29.4% blue (45, 31, 75).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 42% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#2D1F4B color codes

HEX	`#2D1F4B`
RGB	`rgb(45, 31, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 12.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 42%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 59%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 59%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.73, 18.44, -25.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.73, 31.1, 306.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.842, 2.046, 6.9)`
Decimal	`2957131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D1F4B, 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 #2D1F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D1F4B 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 #2D1F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d1f4b; }
.text { color: #2d1f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d1f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 31 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d1f4b, #431f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D1F4B?: #2D1F4B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D1F4B?: The RGB value is 45, 31, 75: 45 red, 31 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D1F4B?: The complementary color is #3D4B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D1F4B?: 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.