Information about #2B2131 color

#2B2131 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2B2131 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(43, 33, 49) — 16.9% red, 12.9% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 6 / 0 / 81. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2B2131 is a calm, restrained violet that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bleached Cedar (#2C2133). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Montana (#291E30) and Silhouette (#2A252C).

In RGB terms — rgb(43, 33, 49) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2B2131: 15.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:81) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2B2131 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2B2131 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2B2131 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2B2131

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Rasputin color link
Rasputin

#2F2735

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Jaguar color link
Jaguar

#29292F

Shadowland color link
Shadowland

#26272C

Ab Fab color link
Ab Fab

#321B2F

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Haiti color link
Haiti

#2C2A35

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2B2131
  • RGB43, 33, 49
  • CMYK2, 6, 0, 81
  • CSSrgb(43, 33, 49)
  • HSL278°, 20%, 16%
  • HSL Precise277.5°, 19.512%, 16.078%
  • HSV278°, 33%, 19%
  • HSB278°, 33%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.169, 0.129, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.169, 0.129, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.169, 0.129, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2B2131
  • DECIMAL ID2826545
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01