What color is #2F064D?

#2F064D 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 #2F064D?

The RGB value is 47, 6, 77: 47 red, 6 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F064D?

The complementary color is #244D06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F064D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F064D color

#2F064D rgb(47, 6, 77)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F064D is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 2.4% green and 30.2% blue (47, 6, 77).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 86% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#2F064D color codes

HEX	`#2F064D`
RGB	`rgb(47, 6, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 2.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 86%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 92%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 92%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.07, 33.53, -33.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.07, 47.71, 314.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.577, 1.27, 7.129)`
Decimal	`3081805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F064D, 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 #2F064D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F064D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #2F064D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f064d; }
.text { color: #2f064d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f064d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 6 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f064d, #4d0647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #2F064D?: #2F064D 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 #2F064D?: The RGB value is 47, 6, 77: 47 red, 6 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F064D?: The complementary color is #244D06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F064D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.