What color is #2E274B?

#2E274B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2E274B?

The RGB value is 46, 39, 75: 46 red, 39 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2E274B?

The complementary color is #444B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2E274B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2E274B color

#2E274B rgb(46, 39, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2E274B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18% red, 15.3% green and 29.4% blue (46, 39, 75).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#2E274B color codes

HEX	`#2E274B`
RGB	`rgb(46, 39, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18%, 15.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 48%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.1, 13.15, -21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.1, 25, 301.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.122, 2.54, 6.981)`
Decimal	`3024715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2E274B, 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 #2E274B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2E274B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #2E274B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2e274b; }
.text { color: #2e274b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e274b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(46 39 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2e274b, #40274b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2E274B?: #2E274B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2E274B?: The RGB value is 46, 39, 75: 46 red, 39 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2E274B?: The complementary color is #444B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2E274B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.