Information about #2A172C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #2A172C reads as a mildly saturated purple-pink magenta and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Hollow Plum (#2A1624). Slightly further away sit Montana (#291E30) and Ab Fab (#321B2F).
The recipe behind #2A172C is rgb(42, 23, 44), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2A172C: 16.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:83) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2A172C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#2A172C color variations
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#2A172C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2A172C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2A172C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2A172C color hues
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#2A172C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2A172C color
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Nearest named colors to #2A172C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2A1624
#291E30
#321B2F
#301934
#2F1D25
#2C2133
#2A252C
#242124
#332033
#282020
#24252B
#28191D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2A172C
- RGB42, 23, 44
- CMYK1, 8, 0, 83
- CSSrgb(42, 23, 44)
- HSL294°, 31%, 13%
- HSL Precise294.286°, 31.343%, 13.137%
- HSV294°, 48%, 17%
- HSB294°, 48%, 17%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
- GLSLvec3(0.165, 0.090, 0.173)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.165, 0.090, 0.173, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.165, 0.090, 0.173)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID2A172C
- DECIMAL ID2758444
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers310 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
