What color is #2E1341?

#2E1341 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1341?

The RGB value is 46, 19, 65: 46 red, 19 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1341?

The complementary color is #264113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1341 color

#2E1341 rgb(46, 19, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2E1341 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 7.5% green and 25.5% blue (46, 19, 65).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 55% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#2E1341 color codes

HEX	`#2E1341`
RGB	`rgb(46, 19, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 7.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 55%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 71%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 71%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.14, 23.59, -23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.14, 33.53, 314.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.314, 1.428, 5.154)`
Decimal	`3019585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1341, 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 #2E1341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #2E1341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1341; }
.text { color: #2e1341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 19 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1341, #41133d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E1341?: #2E1341 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1341?: The RGB value is 46, 19, 65: 46 red, 19 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1341?: The complementary color is #264113, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.