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#2E033A — Dark Vivid Purple

#2E033A is a purple color we call Dark Vivid 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 #2E033A 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.

#2E033A 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 #0F3A03; it also sits naturally between #13033A and #3A032B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2E033A · RGB 46, 3, 58

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Color values

HEX#2E033A
RGB46, 3, 58
HSL287°, 90%, 12%
HSV287°, 95%, 23%
CMYK21%, 95%, 0%, 77%
XYZ1.92, 0.95, 4.09
Yxy0.95, 0.2763, 0.1367
CIE-Lab8.58, 30.29, -24.58
Hunter Lab9.75, 18.94, -19.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 1% · Blue 23%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 77%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2E033A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2E033A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2E033A

.text { color: #2E033A; }
.background { background-color: #2E033A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E033A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 3, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 90%, 12%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E033A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 3, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E033A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 3, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E033A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E033A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E033A

#2A0335#270330#270330#23022C#1F0227#1B0222#17021D#17021D#130118#0F0113

Tints of #2E033A

#4D0561#70078D#8E09B3#B10CDF#C620F3#D047F5#DB72F8#E599FA#F0C5FC#FAECFE

Tones of #2E033A

#2C0736#2A0B32#270F2E#25132B#231727#211B23

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0F3A03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text17.64:1 AAA
Against black text1.19:1 Fails

Best text color on #2E033A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E033A

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 #2E033A: ·

How #2E033A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #1B1B2DDeuteranopia · #1E2129Tritanopia · #2C2220

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 stone 600 · #57534E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2E033A rather than the exact color:

Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Palette 2e073f
#2E073F · #7A1CAC · #AD49E1 · #EBD3F8
Gentle Ember
#E6BCF1 · #9A1FB7 · #84219B · #330B3D
Palette F2edd1
#F2EDD1 · #F9CB99 · #689B8A · #280A3E
Dusty Whisper
#BA68EE · #5A1287 · #4B0F71 · #2D0943
Palette 32012f
#32012F · #524C42 · #E2DFD0 · #F97300

Similar colors

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

#2D033B#2E073F#330B3D#280A3E#2D0943#32012F#280A42#2A0944#2A0D32#30103D#240A34#2A1038

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2E0339  ·  #2E033B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E033A?

#2E033A is Dark Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 46, 3, 58). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E033A?

#2E033A is RGB 46, 3, 58 — HSL 287°, 90%, 12% — CMYK 21%, 95%, 0%, 77%.

What colors go with #2E033A?

Its complement is #0F3A03; analogous partners are #13033A and #3A032B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E033A for text?

White text on #2E033A has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.19:1.