What color is #2E2542?

#2E2542 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E2542?

The RGB value is 46, 37, 66: 46 red, 37 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E2542?

The complementary color is #394225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E2542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E2542 color

#2E2542 rgb(46, 37, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2E2542 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 14.5% green and 25.9% blue (46, 37, 66).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 28% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#2E2542 color codes

HEX	`#2E2542`
RGB	`rgb(46, 37, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 14.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 28%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 44%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 44%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, 11.76, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 20.55, 304.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.771, 2.297, 5.451)`
Decimal	`3024194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E2542, 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 #2E2542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E2542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #2E2542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e2542; }
.text { color: #2e2542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e2542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 37 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e2542, #3c2542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E2542?: #2E2542 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E2542?: The RGB value is 46, 37, 66: 46 red, 37 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E2542?: The complementary color is #394225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E2542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.