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#2c123e color: Oily Purple

#2c123e is rgb(44, 18, 62) in RGB and oklch(24.592% 0.08296 308.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

24.6%
0.083
309°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.26:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c123e

#2c123e is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 24.6% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.62:1 contrast and black text 1.26:1, 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 purple colors

Lighter: #2c123e mixed with white

  1. 2c123e
  2. 3e2750
  3. 513d62
  4. 655375
  5. 796987
  6. 8e819b
  7. a499ae
  8. bab1c2
  9. d0cbd6
  10. e8e5ea

Darker: #2c123e mixed with black

  1. 2c123e
  2. 250e35
  3. 1e0a2b
  4. 170723
  5. 11041a
  6. 0a0212
  7. 05010a
  8. 020104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c123e with less saturation

  1. 2c123e
  2. 2b143b
  3. 2a1638
  4. 291835
  5. 271a33
  6. 261b30
  7. 251c2d
  8. 241d2a
  9. 231f27
  10. 222024

Questions about #2c123e

What color is #2c123e?

#2c123e is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Oily Purple. In RGB it is rgb(44, 18, 62), in HSL hsl(275.45, 55%, 15.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(24.592% 0.08296 308.749).

What colors go well with #2c123e?

The complementary color of #2c123e is #142700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a1947 and #380c2e. The triadic partners are #361800 and #002927.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c123e?

White text reads better on #2c123e: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and black gives 1.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c123e a warm or cool color?

#2c123e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 24.6% and its chroma 0.083.