What color is #2F1E39?

#2F1E39 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1E39?

The RGB value is 47, 30, 57: 47 red, 30 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1E39?

The complementary color is #28391E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1E39 color

#2F1E39 rgb(47, 30, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2F1E39 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 11.8% green and 22.4% blue (47, 30, 57).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 31% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#2F1E39 color codes

HEX	`#2F1E39`
RGB	`rgb(47, 30, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 11.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 31%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.56, 14.45, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.56, 20.36, 315.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.375, 1.828, 4.098)`
Decimal	`3087929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1E39, 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 #2F1E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #2F1E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1e39; }
.text { color: #2f1e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 30 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1e39, #391e35); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #2F1E39?: #2F1E39 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1E39?: The RGB value is 47, 30, 57: 47 red, 30 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1E39?: The complementary color is #28391E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.