What color is #2F2B43?

#2F2B43 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 #2F2B43?

The RGB value is 47, 43, 67: 47 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F2B43?

The complementary color is #3F432B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F2B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F2B43 color

#2F2B43 rgb(47, 43, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2F2B43 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 16.9% green and 26.3% blue (47, 43, 67).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 22% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#2F2B43 color codes

HEX	`#2F2B43`
RGB	`rgb(47, 43, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 16.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 22%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 36%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 36%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.96, 8.18, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.96, 16.6, 299.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.049, 2.737, 5.677)`
Decimal	`3091267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F2B43, 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 #2F2B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F2B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #2F2B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f2b43; }
.text { color: #2f2b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 43 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f2b43, #3b2b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #2F2B43?: #2F2B43 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 #2F2B43?: The RGB value is 47, 43, 67: 47 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F2B43?: The complementary color is #3F432B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F2B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.