What color is #2E1C3A?

#2E1C3A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E1C3A?

The RGB value is 46, 28, 58: 46 red, 28 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1C3A?

The complementary color is #283A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1C3A color

#2E1C3A rgb(46, 28, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2E1C3A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 11% green and 22.7% blue (46, 28, 58).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 35% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#2E1C3A color codes

HEX	`#2E1C3A`
RGB	`rgb(46, 28, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 11%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 35%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 52%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 52%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.93, 15.75, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.93, 22.48, 314.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.306, 1.717, 4.212)`
Decimal	`3021882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1C3A, 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 #2E1C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #2E1C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1c3a; }
.text { color: #2e1c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 28 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1c3a, #3a1c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2E1C3A?: #2E1C3A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E1C3A?: The RGB value is 46, 28, 58: 46 red, 28 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1C3A?: The complementary color is #283A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.