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#2b2350 color: Pāua

#2b2350 is rgb(43, 35, 80) in RGB and oklch(29.096% 0.07933 288.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

29.1%
0.079
289°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2b2350

#2b2350 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.1% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.39:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, 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: #2b2350 mixed with white

  1. 2b2350
  2. 3c3761
  3. 4f4b71
  4. 635f82
  5. 777594
  6. 8c8aa5
  7. a2a1b7
  8. b9b8c8
  9. d0cfda
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #2b2350 mixed with black

  1. 2b2350
  2. 241d44
  3. 1d1739
  4. 16112e
  5. 100c24
  6. 0a071a
  7. 050410
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2b2350 with less saturation

  1. 2b2350
  2. 2b244c
  3. 2b2549
  4. 2b2645
  5. 2b2742
  6. 2b283e
  7. 2b293b
  8. 2b2a37
  9. 2b2a33
  10. 2b2b2f

Questions about #2b2350

What color is #2b2350?

#2b2350 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(43, 35, 80), in HSL hsl(250.67, 39.13%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.096% 0.07933 288.651).

What colors go well with #2b2350?

The complementary color of #2b2350 is #2f2e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #102b52 and #3c1c44. The triadic partners are #4a1c00 and #003724.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b2350?

White text reads better on #2b2350: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b2350 a warm or cool color?

#2b2350 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 29.1% and its chroma 0.079.