What color is #2F2942?

#2F2942 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F2942?

The RGB value is 47, 41, 66: 47 red, 41 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2942?

The complementary color is #3C4229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2942?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2942 color

#2F2942 rgb(47, 41, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F2942 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 16.1% green and 25.9% blue (47, 41, 66).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#2F2942 color codes

HEX	`#2F2942`
RGB	`rgb(47, 41, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 16.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 38%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 38%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.29, 9.29, -14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.29, 17.47, 302.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.948, 2.584, 5.497)`
Decimal	`3090754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2942, 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 #2F2942	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2942 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #2F2942 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2942; }
.text { color: #2f2942; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2942; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 41 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2942, #3b2942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F2942?: #2F2942 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F2942?: The RGB value is 47, 41, 66: 47 red, 41 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2942?: The complementary color is #3C4229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2942?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.