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#2B125E Color

#2B125E is rgb(43, 18, 94) in RGB, hsl(260, 68%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 81%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2B125E
HEX#2B125E
RGBrgb(43, 18, 94)
HSLhsl(260, 68%, 22%)
HSVhsv(260, 81%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 81%, 0%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(27.4% 0.124 290.8)
LABlab(13.53% 27.99 -41.29)
LCHlch(13.53% 49.89 304.13)

What #2B125E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2B125E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 9.92St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 12.28Petunia#470659ΔE 12.9Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 13.17Russian Violet#32174DΔE 13.7Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 15.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#2B125E Channel Values

How #2B125E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 43 · G 18 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 68% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 81% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.55:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2B125E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2B125E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2B125E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2B125E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2B125E
Complementary
#455E12
Analogous
#121F5E
Analogous
#52125E
Triadic
#5E2B12
Triadic
#125E2B
Split comp.
#5E5212
Split comp.
#1F5E12

Tints & Shades of #2B125E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#411B8D
#5724BC
#723EDA
#9269E2
#B498EB
#D6C7F4

Shades

#251051
#220E49
#1C0B3C
#180A33
#120727
#0E061E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2B125E.

How #2B125E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2B125E
Protanopia#18185E
Protanomaly#21165E
Deuteranopia#1D1D5E
Deuteranomaly#23195E
Tritanopia#1B2626
Tritanomaly#221F43
Achromatopsia#242424

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Using #2B125E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2b125e: #2B125E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2B125E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2b125e': '#2B125E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.071, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_2b125e">#2B125E</color>
SVG fillfill="#2B125E"

More Purple Colors

#2B125E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2B125E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2B125E?

#2B125E is a dark purple — rgb(43, 18, 94) in RGB and hsl(260, 68%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #2B125E?

#2B125E is rgb(43, 18, 94) — red 43, green 18, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2B125E?

#2B125E converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 81%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2B125E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2B125E scores 15.55:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2B125E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2B125E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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