Information about #2F1740 color

#2F1740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2F1740 falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 23, 64) — 18.4% red, 9% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 16 / 0 / 75. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #2F1740 reads as a pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet 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 a hair away from Blackcurrant (#2E183B). Slightly further away sit Violet Noir (#2E1F47) and Dark Purple (#301934).

The recipe behind #2F1740 is rgb(47, 23, 64), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2F1740: 15.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #2F1740 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2F1740 color variations

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

#2F1740 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 #2F1740

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

Blackcurrant color link
Blackcurrant

#2E183B

Violet Noir color link
Violet Noir

#2E1F47

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Sonic Boom color link
Sonic Boom

#252042

Showtime color link
Showtime

#2F263A

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Bullitt color link
Bullitt

#27253C

Ab Fab color link
Ab Fab

#321B2F

Deep Purple color link
Deep Purple

#3A243B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F1740
  • RGB47, 23, 64
  • CMYK7, 16, 0, 75
  • CSSrgb(47, 23, 64)
  • HSL275°, 47%, 17%
  • HSL Precise275.122°, 47.126%, 17.059%
  • HSV275°, 64%, 25%
  • HSB275°, 64%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.090, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.090, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.090, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2F1740
  • DECIMAL ID3086144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01