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#291246 color: Oily Purple

#291246 is rgb(41, 18, 70) in RGB and oklch(24.852% 0.09285 299.944) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

24.9%
0.093
300°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.27:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #291246

#291246 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 24.9% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.55:1 contrast and black text 1.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Oily Purple (#2d0f47). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #291246 mixed with white

  1. 291246
  2. 3b2858
  3. 4e3d69
  4. 61547b
  5. 766a8d
  6. 8b81a0
  7. a199b2
  8. b8b2c5
  9. cfcbd8
  10. e7e5ec

Darker: #291246 mixed with black

  1. 291246
  2. 220e3c
  3. 1c0a32
  4. 150728
  5. 0f041e
  6. 090215
  7. 05010d
  8. 020105
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #291246 with less saturation

  1. 291246
  2. 281542
  3. 27173f
  4. 26193b
  5. 261a38
  6. 251c34
  7. 241d30
  8. 231e2d
  9. 221f29
  10. 222025

Questions about #291246

What color is #291246?

#291246 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Oily Purple. In RGB it is rgb(41, 18, 70), in HSL hsl(266.54, 59.09%, 17.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(24.852% 0.09285 299.944).

What colors go well with #291246?

The complementary color of #291246 is #1d2600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #111b4d and #380a36. The triadic partners are #3b1400 and #002b22.

Is white or black text more readable on #291246?

White text reads better on #291246: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and black gives 1.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #291246 a warm or cool color?

#291246 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 24.9% and its chroma 0.093.