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#2b2248 color: Elderberry

#2b2248 is rgb(43, 34, 72) in RGB and oklch(28.297% 0.06819 292.391) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

28.3%
0.068
292°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 72%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b2248

#2b2248 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.3% lightness, 0.068 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.74:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, 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: #2b2248 mixed with white

  1. 2b2248
  2. 3d3559
  3. 4f496a
  4. 635e7c
  5. 78738e
  6. 8d89a0
  7. a2a0b3
  8. b9b7c5
  9. d0ced8
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #2b2248 mixed with black

  1. 2b2248
  2. 241c3d
  3. 1d1633
  4. 161129
  5. 100b1f
  6. 0a0716
  7. 05030d
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b2248 with less saturation

  1. 2b2248
  2. 2b2345
  3. 2a2442
  4. 2a253f
  5. 2a263c
  6. 2a2739
  7. 2a2736
  8. 2a2833
  9. 2a2830
  10. 2a292d

Questions about #2b2248

What color is #2b2248?

#2b2248 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(43, 34, 72), in HSL hsl(254.21, 35.85%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.297% 0.06819 292.391).

What colors go well with #2b2248?

The complementary color of #2b2248 is #2b2c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #16284b and #391d3d. The triadic partners are #431e03 and #003426.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b2248?

White text reads better on #2b2248: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b2248 a warm or cool color?

#2b2248 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 28.3% and its chroma 0.068.