Palettes / Colors / #2E116A

#2E116A — Deep Purple

#2E116A 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 #2E116A 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.

#2E116A 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 #4C6911; it also sits naturally between #112069 and #5B1169. 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 18% · Green 7% · Blue 42%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2E116A

.text { color: #2E116A; }
.background { background-color: #2E116A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2E116A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 17, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 72%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2E116A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 17, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2E116A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 17, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2E116A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2E116A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2E116A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C6911:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2E116A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2E116A

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:

How #2E116A 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 #2E116A 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

← #2E1169  ·  #2E116B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2E116A?

#2E116A is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 46, 17, 106). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2E116A?

#2E116A is RGB 46, 17, 106 — HSL 260°, 72%, 24% — CMYK 57%, 84%, 0%, 58%.

What colors go with #2E116A?

Its complement is #4C6911; analogous partners are #112069 and #5B1169. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2E116A for text?

White text on #2E116A has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.40:1.