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2E185D

#2E185D closest to Voldemort

#2E185D is a very dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Voldemort. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 9.4% green and 36.5% blue (rgb(46, 24, 93)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 59% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 51% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. #2E185D is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.95:1.

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Variations of #2E185D

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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#2E185D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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.

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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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#2E185D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2E185D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00265C
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00285F
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #02245E
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00265C
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0C225C
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1F2938
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2A204F
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #272727
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #29243A

#2E185D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.95:1 Super#2E185D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#2E185D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2E185D in CSS

/* Voldemort */
.color { color: #2E185D; }
.background { background-color: #2E185D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2E185D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 24 93);
color: hsl(259 59% 23%);
color: oklch(0.285 0.116 292.1);

#2E185D FAQ

What color is #2E185D?

#2E185D is a very dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Voldemort. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2E185D?

#2E185D is rgb(46, 24, 93) in RGB, hsl(259, 59%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(51%, 74%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2E185D?

The complementary color of #2E185D is #475D18, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2E185D?

White text has the best contrast on #2E185D: 14.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2E185D a warm or cool color?

#2E185D is a cool color.