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#29214e color: Pāua

#29214e is rgb(41, 33, 78) in RGB and oklch(28.318% 0.07966 288.415) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

28.3%
0.080
288°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

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 #29214e

#29214e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.3% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 288°.

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 Pāua (#2a2551). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #29214e mixed with white

  1. 29214e
  2. 3b355f
  3. 4d4970
  4. 615e81
  5. 767392
  6. 8b89a4
  7. a1a0b6
  8. b8b7c8
  9. cfceda
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #29214e mixed with black

  1. 29214e
  2. 221b43
  3. 1c1638
  4. 15102d
  5. 0f0b23
  6. 090619
  7. 05030f
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #29214e with less saturation

  1. 29214e
  2. 29224a
  3. 292347
  4. 292543
  5. 292640
  6. 29263c
  7. 292739
  8. 292835
  9. 292831
  10. 29292d

Questions about #29214e

What color is #29214e?

#29214e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(41, 33, 78), in HSL hsl(250.67, 40.54%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.318% 0.07966 288.415).

What colors go well with #29214e?

The complementary color of #29214e is #2e2c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0e2950 and #3a1a42. The triadic partners are #471a00 and #003522.

Is white or black text more readable on #29214e?

White text reads better on #29214e: 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 #29214e a warm or cool color?

#29214e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 28.3% and its chroma 0.08.