What color is #2F1A46?

#2F1A46 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1A46?

The RGB value is 47, 26, 70: 47 red, 26 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1A46?

The complementary color is #31461A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1A46 color

#2F1A46 rgb(47, 26, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2F1A46 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 10.2% green and 27.5% blue (47, 26, 70).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 46% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#2F1A46 color codes

HEX	`#2F1A46`
RGB	`rgb(47, 26, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 10.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 46%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 63%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.32, 20.88, -23.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.32, 31.68, 311.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.647, 1.785, 5.998)`
Decimal	`3086918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1A46, 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 #2F1A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #2F1A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1a46; }
.text { color: #2f1a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 26 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1a46, #451a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F1A46?: #2F1A46 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1A46?: The RGB value is 47, 26, 70: 47 red, 26 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1A46?: The complementary color is #31461A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.