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#230d37 color: Middle Red Purple

#230d37 is rgb(35, 13, 55) in RGB and oklch(21.892% 0.0791 304.736) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

21.9%
0.079
305°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 78%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
17.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.18:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #230d37

#230d37 is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 21.9% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 17.73:1 contrast and black text 1.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Middle Red Purple (#210837). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #230d37 mixed with white

  1. 230d37
  2. 352349
  3. 49385c
  4. 5d4e6f
  5. 726683
  6. 887d97
  7. 9f96ab
  8. b6afbf
  9. cec9d4
  10. e6e4e9

Darker: #230d37 mixed with black

  1. 230d37
  2. 1d0a2e
  3. 170726
  4. 11051e
  5. 0c0316
  6. 07020f
  7. 040108
  8. 010003
  9. 000001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #230d37 with less saturation

  1. 230d37
  2. 220f34
  3. 211131
  4. 20132f
  5. 1f142c
  6. 1f1529
  7. 1e1726
  8. 1d1823
  9. 1c1920
  10. 1b191d

Questions about #230d37

What color is #230d37?

#230d37 is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Middle Red Purple. In RGB it is rgb(35, 13, 55), in HSL hsl(271.43, 61.76%, 13.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(21.892% 0.0791 304.736).

What colors go well with #230d37?

The complementary color of #230d37 is #121f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #11143e and #2f0729. The triadic partners are #2f1100 and #00221e.

Is white or black text more readable on #230d37?

White text reads better on #230d37: white gives a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 and black gives 1.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #230d37 a warm or cool color?

#230d37 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 21.9% and its chroma 0.079.