#2E2437
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #2E2437
#2E2437 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 14% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 14.1); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2D3724 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2E2437 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.75:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2E2437?
#2E2437 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 14% green and 22% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 16% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2E2437?
Use white text. White on #2E2437 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2E2437?
Its complementary colour is #2D3724, and analogous partners are #252437 and #372437.