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#262144 color: Black Market

#262144 is rgb(38, 33, 68) in RGB and oklch(27.265% 0.06337 288) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

27.3%
0.063
288°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.38:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #262144

#262144 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 27.3% lightness, 0.063 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.18:1 contrast and black text 1.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #262144 mixed with white

  1. 262144
  2. 383455
  3. 4b4867
  4. 5f5d79
  5. 74728b
  6. 8a889e
  7. a09fb1
  8. b7b6c4
  9. ceced7
  10. e6e6eb

Darker: #262144 mixed with black

  1. 262144
  2. 201b3a
  3. 191630
  4. 131026
  5. 0d0b1d
  6. 080614
  7. 04030c
  8. 020105
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #262144 with less saturation

  1. 262144
  2. 262241
  3. 26233e
  4. 26233c
  5. 262439
  6. 262536
  7. 262533
  8. 262630
  9. 27262d
  10. 27272a

Questions about #262144

What color is #262144?

#262144 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Black Market. In RGB it is rgb(38, 33, 68), in HSL hsl(248.57, 34.65%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.265% 0.06337 288).

What colors go well with #262144?

The complementary color of #262144 is #2a2900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #122746 and #341c3b. The triadic partners are #3f1c07 and #003121.

Is white or black text more readable on #262144?

White text reads better on #262144: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and black gives 1.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #262144 a warm or cool color?

#262144 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 27.3% and its chroma 0.063.