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#281e48 color: Azulado

#281e48 is rgb(40, 30, 72) in RGB and oklch(27.121% 0.07533 291.535) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

27.1%
0.075
292°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.37:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #281e48

#281e48 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 27.1% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.33:1 contrast and black text 1.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211d49). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #281e48 mixed with white

  1. 281e48
  2. 3a3259
  3. 4d466b
  4. 605b7c
  5. 75718e
  6. 8b87a0
  7. a19eb3
  8. b8b6c6
  9. cfced8
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #281e48 mixed with black

  1. 281e48
  2. 21193d
  3. 1b1333
  4. 150e29
  5. 0f091f
  6. 090516
  7. 04030d
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #281e48 with less saturation

  1. 281e48
  2. 281f45
  3. 272042
  4. 27223e
  5. 27223b
  6. 272338
  7. 272434
  8. 272531
  9. 27262e
  10. 27262a

Questions about #281e48

What color is #281e48?

#281e48 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Azulado. In RGB it is rgb(40, 30, 72), in HSL hsl(254.29, 41.18%, 20%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.121% 0.07533 291.535).

What colors go well with #281e48?

The complementary color of #281e48 is #282900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #11254b and #37183c. The triadic partners are #421900 and #003222.

Is white or black text more readable on #281e48?

White text reads better on #281e48: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and black gives 1.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #281e48 a warm or cool color?

#281e48 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 27.1% and its chroma 0.075.