What color is #2D2646?

#2D2646 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D2646?

The RGB value is 45, 38, 70: 45 red, 38 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D2646?

The complementary color is #3F4626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D2646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D2646 color

#2D2646 rgb(45, 38, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2D2646 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 14.9% green and 27.5% blue (45, 38, 70).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#2D2646 color codes

HEX	`#2D2646`
RGB	`rgb(45, 38, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 14.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 46%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.4, 11.94, -18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.4, 22.4, 302.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.881, 2.386, 6.102)`
Decimal	`2958918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D2646, 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 #2D2646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D2646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #2D2646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d2646; }
.text { color: #2d2646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d2646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 38 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d2646, #3d2646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2D2646?: #2D2646 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D2646?: The RGB value is 45, 38, 70: 45 red, 38 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D2646?: The complementary color is #3F4626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D2646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.