What color is #2F0E46?

#2F0E46 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F0E46?

The RGB value is 47, 14, 70: 47 red, 14 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F0E46?

The complementary color is #25460E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F0E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F0E46 color

#2F0E46 rgb(47, 14, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #2F0E46 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 5.5% green and 27.5% blue (47, 14, 70).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 67% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#2F0E46 color codes

HEX	`#2F0E46`
RGB	`rgb(47, 14, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 5.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 67%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 80%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.69, 28.02, -28.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.69, 39.65, 314.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.435, 1.361, 5.928)`
Decimal	`3083846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F0E46, 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 #2F0E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F0E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #2F0E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f0e46; }
.text { color: #2f0e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f0e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 14 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f0e46, #460e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F0E46?: #2F0E46 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F0E46?: The RGB value is 47, 14, 70: 47 red, 14 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F0E46?: The complementary color is #25460E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F0E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.