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#2a2250 color: Pāua

#2a2250 is rgb(42, 34, 80) in RGB and oklch(28.784% 0.08108 288.213) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

28.8%
0.081
288°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2a2250

#2a2250 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.8% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.55:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, so white text reads better.

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

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2a2250 mixed with white

  1. 2a2250
  2. 3b3661
  3. 4e4a72
  4. 625f83
  5. 767494
  6. 8c8aa5
  7. a2a0b7
  8. b8b7c9
  9. cfcfdb
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #2a2250 mixed with black

  1. 2a2250
  2. 231c44
  3. 1c1639
  4. 16112e
  5. 100b24
  6. 0a071a
  7. 050310
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2a2250 with less saturation

  1. 2a2250
  2. 2a234c
  3. 2a2549
  4. 2a2645
  5. 2a2742
  6. 2a273e
  7. 2a283a
  8. 2a2936
  9. 2a2a33
  10. 2a2a2f

Questions about #2a2250

What color is #2a2250?

#2a2250 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(42, 34, 80), in HSL hsl(250.43, 40.35%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.784% 0.08108 288.213).

What colors go well with #2a2250?

The complementary color of #2a2250 is #2f2d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0e2a52 and #3b1b44. The triadic partners are #491b00 and #003723.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a2250?

White text reads better on #2a2250: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a2250 a warm or cool color?

#2a2250 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 28.8% and its chroma 0.081.