Exploring the Color #2B0E49

#2B0E49 sits at 269° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 68% saturation and 17% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 43, 14, 73 produces a 16.64:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #2B0E49 is a distant relative of CSS indigo — about 67 units away from #4B0082. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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