Information about #2C2136 color

#2C2136 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2C2136 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(44, 33, 54) — 17.3% red, 12.9% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 8 / 0 / 79. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2C2136 is a softly toned blue-purple violet that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bleached Cedar (#2C2133). Slightly further away sit Rasputin (#2F2735) and Showtime (#2F263A).

The recipe behind #2C2136 is rgb(44, 33, 54), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 15.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:79), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2C2136 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#2C2136 color variations

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#2C2136 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 #2C2136

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

Showtime color link
Showtime

#2F263A

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Bullitt color link
Bullitt

#27253C

Haiti color link
Haiti

#2C2A35

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Ebony Clay color link
Ebony Clay

#26283B

Blackcurrant color link
Blackcurrant

#2E183B

Silhouette color link
Silhouette

#2A252C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2C2136
  • RGB44, 33, 54
  • CMYK4, 8, 0, 79
  • CSSrgb(44, 33, 54)
  • HSL271°, 24%, 17%
  • HSL Precise271.429°, 24.138%, 17.059%
  • HSV271°, 39%, 21%
  • HSB271°, 39%, 21%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.173, 0.129, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.173, 0.129, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.173, 0.129, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID2C2136
  • DECIMAL ID2892086
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01