What color is #2F0054?

#2F0054 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F0054?

The RGB value is 47, 0, 84: 47 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F0054?

The complementary color is #255400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F0054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F0054 color

#2F0054 rgb(47, 0, 84)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F0054 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 0% green and 32.9% blue (47, 0, 84).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#2F0054 color codes

HEX	`#2F0054`
RGB	`rgb(47, 0, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 0%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 100%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.88, 38.04, -39.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.88, 54.53, 314.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.772, 1.244, 8.48)`
Decimal	`3080276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F0054, 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 #2F0054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F0054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #2F0054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f0054; }
.text { color: #2f0054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f0054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 0 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f0054, #54004f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #2F0054?: #2F0054 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F0054?: The RGB value is 47, 0, 84: 47 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F0054?: The complementary color is #255400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F0054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.