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#2a124f color: Oily Purple

#2a124f is rgb(42, 18, 79) in RGB and oklch(25.811% 0.10502 296.219) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

25.8%
0.105
296°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.30:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2a124f

#2a124f is a deep very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 25.8% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.18:1 contrast and black text 1.3:1, 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: #2a124f mixed with white

  1. 2a124f
  2. 3b2960
  3. 4e3f71
  4. 625583
  5. 766c94
  6. 8b83a6
  7. a19bb7
  8. b8b3c9
  9. cfccdb
  10. e7e5ed

Darker: #2a124f mixed with black

  1. 2a124f
  2. 230e44
  3. 1c0a38
  4. 16072e
  5. 100423
  6. 0a0219
  7. 050110
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2a124f with less saturation

  1. 2a124f
  2. 29154b
  3. 281847
  4. 271a42
  5. 271c3e
  6. 261e3a
  7. 251f36
  8. 252031
  9. 24222d
  10. 242328

Questions about #2a124f

What color is #2a124f?

#2a124f is deep very dark violet. The closest named color is Oily Purple. In RGB it is rgb(42, 18, 79), in HSL hsl(263.61, 62.89%, 19.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.811% 0.10502 296.219).

What colors go well with #2a124f?

The complementary color of #2a124f is #222700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0c1d55 and #3b083e. The triadic partners are #401400 and #002e22.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a124f?

White text reads better on #2a124f: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and black gives 1.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a124f a warm or cool color?

#2a124f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 25.8% and its chroma 0.105.