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#2A112E Dark Prom Queen

#2A112E is a very dark, muted purple named Dark Prom Queen. In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 6.7% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(42, 17, 46)). Its HSL value is 292° hue, 46% saturation and 12% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #2A112E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.24:1.

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Variations of #2A112E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2A112E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

2A112E152E11
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

2A112E2E2A11112E2A
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2A112E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2A112E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #141C2D
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0C192F
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #18182E
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #141C2D
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1C192D
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2B151D
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2B1327
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1B1B1B
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1F1921

#2A112E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.24:1 Super#2A112E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.22:1 Very poor#2A112E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2A112E in CSS

/* Dark Prom Queen */
.color { color: #2A112E; }
.background { background-color: #2A112E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2A112E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(42 17 46);
color: hsl(292 46% 12%);
color: oklch(0.229 0.063 321.9);

#2A112E FAQ

What color is #2A112E?

#2A112E is a very dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2A112E?

#2A112E is rgb(42, 17, 46) in RGB, hsl(292, 46%, 12%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 63%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2A112E?

The complementary color of #2A112E is #152E11, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2A112E?

White text has the best contrast on #2A112E: 17.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2A112E a warm or cool color?

#2A112E is a cool color.