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#2b2250 color: Pāua

#2b2250 is rgb(43, 34, 80) in RGB and oklch(28.887% 0.08105 289.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

28.9%
0.081
289°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.45:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b2250

#2b2250 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.51:1 contrast and black text 1.45:1, 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: #2b2250 mixed with white

  1. 2b2250
  2. 3c3661
  3. 4f4a72
  4. 635f83
  5. 777494
  6. 8c8aa5
  7. a2a0b7
  8. b9b7c9
  9. d0cfdb
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #2b2250 mixed with black

  1. 2b2250
  2. 241c44
  3. 1d1639
  4. 16112e
  5. 100b24
  6. 0a071a
  7. 050310
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b2250 with less saturation

  1. 2b2250
  2. 2b234c
  3. 2b2549
  4. 2b2645
  5. 2a2742
  6. 2a283e
  7. 2a283a
  8. 2a2937
  9. 2b2a33
  10. 2b2a2f

Questions about #2b2250

What color is #2b2250?

#2b2250 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(43, 34, 80), in HSL hsl(251.74, 40.35%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.887% 0.08105 289.325).

What colors go well with #2b2250?

The complementary color of #2b2250 is #2f2d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #102a53 and #3c1b44. The triadic partners are #491b00 and #003724.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b2250?

White text reads better on #2b2250: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and black gives 1.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b2250 a warm or cool color?

#2b2250 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.081.