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#2a2349 color: Elderberry

#2a2349 is rgb(42, 35, 73) in RGB and oklch(28.48% 0.06798 289.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

28.5%
0.068
290°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2a2349

#2a2349 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.5% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.63:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elderberry (#2e2249). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2a2349 mixed with white

  1. 2a2349
  2. 3c365a
  3. 4e4a6b
  4. 625f7d
  5. 77748f
  6. 8c8aa1
  7. a2a0b3
  8. b8b7c6
  9. cfcfd9
  10. e7e7ec

Darker: #2a2349 mixed with black

  1. 2a2349
  2. 231d3e
  3. 1c1734
  4. 16112a
  5. 100c20
  6. 0a0717
  7. 05040e
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2a2349 with less saturation

  1. 2a2349
  2. 2a2446
  3. 2a2543
  4. 2a2640
  5. 2a273d
  6. 2a273a
  7. 2a2837
  8. 2a2834
  9. 2a2930
  10. 2a292d

Questions about #2a2349

What color is #2a2349?

#2a2349 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(42, 35, 73), in HSL hsl(251.05, 35.19%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.48% 0.06798 289.849).

What colors go well with #2a2349?

The complementary color of #2a2349 is #2d2c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #15294b and #381e3f. The triadic partners are #441e05 and #003425.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a2349?

White text reads better on #2a2349: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a2349 a warm or cool color?

#2a2349 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 28.5% and its chroma 0.068.