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#28253d color: Telopea

#28253d is rgb(40, 37, 61) in RGB and oklch(27.949% 0.04376 288.968) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

27.9%
0.044
289°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • slate-800
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #28253d

#28253d is a muted very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 27.9% lightness, 0.044 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.77:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Telopea (#2d2541). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-800.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #28253d mixed with white

  1. 28253d
  2. 3a384e
  3. 4d4b60
  4. 615f73
  5. 767486
  6. 8b8a99
  7. a1a0ad
  8. b8b7c1
  9. cfcfd5
  10. e7e7ea

Darker: #28253d mixed with black

  1. 28253d
  2. 211f34
  3. 1b192b
  4. 151322
  5. 0f0d1a
  6. 090812
  7. 04040a
  8. 020204
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #28253d with less saturation

  1. 28253d
  2. 28253b
  3. 282639
  4. 282637
  5. 282735
  6. 282733
  7. 282731
  8. 28282f
  9. 28282d
  10. 29282b

Questions about #28253d

What color is #28253d?

#28253d is muted very dark violet. The closest named color is Telopea. In RGB it is rgb(40, 37, 61), in HSL hsl(247.5, 24.49%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.949% 0.04376 288.968).

What colors go well with #28253d?

The complementary color of #28253d is #2a2a0f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b293e and #322236. The triadic partners are #3a2215 and #0e3025.

Is white or black text more readable on #28253d?

White text reads better on #28253d: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28253d a warm or cool color?

#28253d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 27.9% and its chroma 0.044.