What color is #2E1932?

#2E1932 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1932?

The RGB value is 46, 25, 50: 46 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1932?

The complementary color is #1D3219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1932 color

#2E1932 rgb(46, 25, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2E1932 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 9.8% green and 19.6% blue (46, 25, 50).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 33% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#2E1932 color codes

HEX	`#2E1932`
RGB	`rgb(46, 25, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 9.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 33%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 50%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 50%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.65, 15.69, -12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.65, 19.95, 321.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.05, 1.506, 3.2)`
Decimal	`3021106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1932, 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 #2E1932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #2E1932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1932; }
.text { color: #2e1932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 25 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1932, #32192a); }

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Questions

What color is #2E1932?: #2E1932 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1932?: The RGB value is 46, 25, 50: 46 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1932?: The complementary color is #1D3219, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.