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#2b124b color: Oily Purple

#2b124b is rgb(43, 18, 75) in RGB and oklch(25.567% 0.09989 299.275) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

25.6%
0.100
299°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.29:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b124b

#2b124b is a deep very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 25.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.27:1 contrast and black text 1.29:1, 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: #2b124b mixed with white

  1. 2b124b
  2. 3d295c
  3. 4f3e6e
  4. 63547f
  5. 776b91
  6. 8c82a3
  7. a29ab5
  8. b9b2c7
  9. d0cbda
  10. e7e5ec

Darker: #2b124b mixed with black

  1. 2b124b
  2. 240e40
  3. 1d0a35
  4. 16072b
  5. 100421
  6. 0a0217
  7. 05010e
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b124b with less saturation

  1. 2b124b
  2. 2a1547
  3. 291743
  4. 281a3f
  5. 271b3b
  6. 261d38
  7. 261e34
  8. 252030
  9. 24212b
  10. 242227

Questions about #2b124b

What color is #2b124b?

#2b124b is deep very dark violet. The closest named color is Oily Purple. In RGB it is rgb(43, 18, 75), in HSL hsl(266.32, 61.29%, 18.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.567% 0.09989 299.275).

What colors go well with #2b124b?

The complementary color of #2b124b is #1f2800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #111c52 and #3b093a. The triadic partners are #3e1500 and #002d24.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b124b?

White text reads better on #2b124b: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and black gives 1.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b124b a warm or cool color?

#2b124b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 25.6% and its chroma 0.1.