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#282247 color: Midnight Velvet

#282247 is rgb(40, 34, 71) in RGB and oklch(27.909% 0.06651 288.783) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

27.9%
0.067
289°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #282247

#282247 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 27.9% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.89:1 contrast and black text 1.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2a2243). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #282247 mixed with white

  1. 282247
  2. 3a3558
  3. 4d496a
  4. 615e7b
  5. 75738d
  6. 8b89a0
  7. a1a0b2
  8. b8b7c5
  9. cfced8
  10. e7e6eb

Darker: #282247 mixed with black

  1. 282247
  2. 211c3d
  3. 1b1632
  4. 151128
  5. 0f0b1f
  6. 090716
  7. 04030d
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #282247 with less saturation

  1. 282247
  2. 282344
  3. 282441
  4. 28253e
  5. 28253b
  6. 282638
  7. 282735
  8. 282732
  9. 28282f
  10. 28282c

Questions about #282247

What color is #282247?

#282247 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Midnight Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(40, 34, 71), in HSL hsl(249.73, 35.24%, 20.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.909% 0.06651 288.783).

What colors go well with #282247?

The complementary color of #282247 is #2c2b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #132849 and #361d3d. The triadic partners are #421d06 and #003323.

Is white or black text more readable on #282247?

White text reads better on #282247: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and black gives 1.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #282247 a warm or cool color?

#282247 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 27.9% and its chroma 0.067.