Information about #2E0740 color

#2E0740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #2E0740 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(46, 7, 64) (18% red, 2.7% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 7 / 22 / 0 / 75 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored twilight violet, #2E0740 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 very close to Midnight Purple (#280137). Slightly further away sit Very Dark Purple (#2A0134) and Blackcurrant (#2E183B).

The recipe behind #2E0740 is rgb(46, 7, 64), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2E0740: 17.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2E0740 color variations

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

#2E0740 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2E0740 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2E0740 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2E0740 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2E0740 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
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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
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#074012
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #2E0740

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

Midnight Purple color link
Midnight Purple

#280137

Very Dark Purple color link
Very Dark Purple

#2A0134

Blackcurrant color link
Blackcurrant

#2E183B

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Hollow Purple color link
Hollow Purple

#1C0245

Tolopea color link
Tolopea

#1B0245

Royal Indigo color link
Royal Indigo

#240952

Russian Violet color link
Russian Violet

#32174D

Eggplant Purple color link
Eggplant Purple

#430541

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Naga Purple color link
Naga Purple

#3F084E

Jacaranda color link
Jacaranda

#2E0329

#2E0740 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2E0740
  • RGB46, 7, 64
  • CMYK7, 22, 0, 75
  • CSSrgb(46, 7, 64)
  • HSL281°, 80%, 14%
  • HSL Precise281.053°, 80.282%, 13.922%
  • HSV281°, 89%, 25%
  • HSB281°, 89%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.180, 0.027, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.180, 0.027, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.180, 0.027, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2E0740
  • DECIMAL ID3016512
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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