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#2C1955 — Deep Purple

#2C1955 is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #2C1955 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2C1955 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #435719; it also sits naturally between #192557 and #4C1957. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2C1955 · RGB 44, 25, 85

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Color values

HEX#2C1955
RGB44, 25, 85
HSL259°, 55%, 22%
HSV259°, 71%, 33%
CMYK48%, 71%, 0%, 67%
XYZ3.03, 1.89, 8.80
Yxy1.89, 0.2207, 0.1376
CIE-Lab14.88, 25.36, -33.23
Hunter Lab13.74, 16.28, -30.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 10% · Blue 33%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 67%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2C1955 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2C1955 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2C1955

.text { color: #2C1955; }
.background { background-color: #2C1955; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2C1955; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 25, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 55%, 22%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2C1955; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 25, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2C1955; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 25, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2C1955">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2C1955">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2C1955

#29174F#251547#231443#1F113B#1A0F33#160D2B#120A24#100920#0C0718#080510

Tints of #2C1955

#3B2173#4B2A92#5A32AE#6C41C8#815DD0#9779D8#AF98E1#C5B4E9#DDD4F2#F3EFFA

Tones of #2C1955

#2E1E52#30224E#322749#332B46#352F41#36343D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #435719:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text15.25:1 AAA
Against black text1.38:1 Fails

Best text color on #2C1955: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2C1955

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2C1955: ·

How #2C1955 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #242446Deuteranopia · #252643Tritanopia · #2B3B39

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:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind slate 600 · #475569

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2C1955 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffead8
#FFEAD8 · #E8988A · #9B177E · #2A1458
Palette 281c59
#281C59 · #4E8D9C · #85C79A · #EDF7BD
Dusty Meadow
#2D1351 · #461E3E · #582323 · #66581B
Burning Drift
#207862 · #13313C · #2C3F98 · #29154F
Velvet Ruby Orchard
#3FC781 · #174C53 · #2F50AD · #331E56
Gentle Dusk
#BCAADF · #7E5CBC · #5E3AA2 · #311F51

Similar colors

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

#2A1458#281C59#2D1351#29154F#331E56#311F51#291A5E#211B57#211951#371E57#262456#201658

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2C1954  ·  #2C1956 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2C1955?

#2C1955 is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 44, 25, 85). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2C1955?

#2C1955 is RGB 44, 25, 85 — HSL 259°, 55%, 22% — CMYK 48%, 71%, 0%, 67%.

What colors go with #2C1955?

Its complement is #435719; analogous partners are #192557 and #4C1957. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2C1955 for text?

White text on #2C1955 has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.38:1.