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2E2A4E

#2E2A4E closest to Deep Sea Base

#2E2A4E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In the RGB color model it is made of 18.0% red, 16.5% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(46, 42, 78)). Its HSL value is 247° hue, 30% saturation and 24% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #2E2A4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.48:1.

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#2E2A4E color conversion

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Variations of #2E2A4E

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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#2E2A4E 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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#2E2A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2E2A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1D2E4D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1E2F4F
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #232E4F
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1D2E4D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #232D4E
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #253138
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #2B2D45
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2E2E2E
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #2E2D38

#2E2A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.48:1 Super#2E2A4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.56:1 Very poor#2E2A4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2E2A4E in CSS

/* Deep Sea Base */
.color { color: #2E2A4E; }
.background { background-color: #2E2A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2E2A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(46 42 78);
color: hsl(247 30% 24%);
color: oklch(0.308 0.064 287.1);

#2E2A4E FAQ

What color is #2E2A4E?

#2E2A4E is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2E2A4E?

#2E2A4E is rgb(46, 42, 78) in RGB, hsl(247, 30%, 24%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 46%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2E2A4E?

The complementary color of #2E2A4E is #4A4E2A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2E2A4E?

White text has the best contrast on #2E2A4E: 13.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2E2A4E a warm or cool color?

#2E2A4E is a cool color.