Palettes / Colors / #2B017E

#2B017E — Deep Vivid Purple

#2B017E is a purple color we call Deep Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

#2B017E is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #557E01; it also sits naturally between #01167E and #69017E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 0% · Blue 49%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 51%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #2B017E

.text { color: #2B017E; }
.background { background-color: #2B017E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2B017E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 1, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 98%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2B017E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 1, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2B017E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 1, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2B017E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2B017E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2B017E

Tints of #2B017E

Tones of #2B017E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #557E01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2B017E: #FFFFFF.

How #2B017E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2B017E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2B017D  ·  #2B017F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2B017E?

#2B017E is Deep Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 43, 1, 126). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2B017E?

#2B017E is RGB 43, 1, 126 — HSL 260°, 98%, 25% — CMYK 66%, 99%, 0%, 51%.

What colors go with #2B017E?

Its complement is #557E01; analogous partners are #01167E and #69017E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2B017E for text?

White text on #2B017E has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.41:1.