#231a42 color: Prune Plum
#231a42 is rgb(35, 26, 66) in RGB and oklch(25.265% 0.07274 290.603) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Violet
- Very dark
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Midnight blue
- indigo-950
- Black 74%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #231a42
#231a42 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 25.3% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 291°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 16.18:1 contrast and black text 1.3:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Prune Plum (#211640). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.
Lighter: #231a42 mixed with white
Darker: #231a42 mixed with black
Calmer: #231a42 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #231a42
Questions about #231a42
What color is #231a42?
#231a42 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Prune Plum. In RGB it is rgb(35, 26, 66), in HSL hsl(253.5, 43.48%, 18.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.265% 0.07274 290.603).
What colors go well with #231a42?
The complementary color of #231a42 is #252500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0c2145 and #311437. The triadic partners are #3c1500 and #002d1d.
Is white or black text more readable on #231a42?
White text reads better on #231a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and black gives 1.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #231a42 a warm or cool color?
#231a42 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 25.3% and its chroma 0.073.