Information about #2D2431 color

#2D2431 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2D2431 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(45, 36, 49) — 17.6% red, 14.1% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 5 / 0 / 81. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2D2431 reads as a softly toned blue-purple violet and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bleached Cedar (#2C2133). Slightly further away sit Double Revolver (#29272F) and Rasputin (#2F2735).

The recipe behind #2D2431 is rgb(45, 36, 49), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2D2431: 14.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:81), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2D2431 color variations

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#2D2431 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 #2D2431

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

Rasputin color link
Rasputin

#2F2735

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Jaguar color link
Jaguar

#29292F

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Haiti color link
Haiti

#2C2A35

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Bastille color link
Bastille

#2C2C32

Melanzane color link
Melanzane

#342931

Pitch Black color link
Pitch Black

#2C2B2C

Wine Trail color link
Wine Trail

#27292D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2D2431
  • RGB45, 36, 49
  • CMYK2, 5, 0, 81
  • CSSrgb(45, 36, 49)
  • HSL282°, 15%, 17%
  • HSL Precise281.538°, 15.294%, 16.667%
  • HSV282°, 27%, 19%
  • HSB282°, 27%, 19%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.176, 0.141, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.176, 0.141, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.176, 0.141, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2D2431
  • DECIMAL ID2958385
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01