What color is #2E1E38?

#2E1E38 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 #2E1E38?

The RGB value is 46, 30, 56: 46 red, 30 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E1E38?

The complementary color is #28381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E1E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E1E38 color

#2E1E38 rgb(46, 30, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2E1E38 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 11.8% green and 22% blue (46, 30, 56).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#2E1E38 color codes

HEX	`#2E1E38`
RGB	`rgb(46, 30, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 11.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 46%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.37, 13.81, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.37, 19.61, 314.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.305, 1.795, 3.966)`
Decimal	`3022392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E1E38, 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 #2E1E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E1E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #2E1E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e1e38; }
.text { color: #2e1e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e1e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 30 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e1e38, #381e35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #2E1E38?: #2E1E38 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 #2E1E38?: The RGB value is 46, 30, 56: 46 red, 30 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E1E38?: The complementary color is #28381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E1E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.