What color is #2F2342?

#2F2342 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2342?

The RGB value is 47, 35, 66: 47 red, 35 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2342?

The complementary color is #364223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2342 color

#2F2342 rgb(47, 35, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #2F2342 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 13.7% green and 25.9% blue (47, 35, 66).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#2F2342 color codes

HEX	`#2F2342`
RGB	`rgb(47, 35, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 13.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 47%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 47%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.5, 13.52, -17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.5, 22.19, 307.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.756, 2.2, 5.433)`
Decimal	`3089218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2342, 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 #2F2342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #2F2342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2342; }
.text { color: #2f2342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 35 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2342, #3f2342); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #2F2342?: #2F2342 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2342?: The RGB value is 47, 35, 66: 47 red, 35 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2342?: The complementary color is #364223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.