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#282248 color: Midnight Velvet

#282248 is rgb(40, 34, 72) in RGB and oklch(27.981% 0.06818 288.44) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

28%
0.068
288°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #282248

#282248 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.87:1 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: #282248 mixed with white

  1. 282248
  2. 3a3559
  3. 4d496a
  4. 615e7c
  5. 75738e
  6. 8b89a0
  7. a1a0b3
  8. b8b7c5
  9. cfced8
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #282248 mixed with black

  1. 282248
  2. 211c3d
  3. 1b1633
  4. 151129
  5. 0f0b1f
  6. 090716
  7. 04030d
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #282248 with less saturation

  1. 282248
  2. 282345
  3. 282442
  4. 28253f
  5. 28253c
  6. 282639
  7. 282736
  8. 282733
  9. 28282f
  10. 29282c

Questions about #282248

What color is #282248?

#282248 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Midnight Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(40, 34, 72), in HSL hsl(249.47, 35.85%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.981% 0.06818 288.44).

What colors go well with #282248?

The complementary color of #282248 is #2c2b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #12284a and #371d3e. The triadic partners are #431c05 and #003322.

Is white or black text more readable on #282248?

White text reads better on #282248: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and black gives 1.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #282248 a warm or cool color?

#282248 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 28% and its chroma 0.068.