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#2c124c color: Oily Purple

#2c124c is rgb(44, 18, 76) in RGB and oklch(25.791% 0.10138 299.757) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

25.8%
0.101
300°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.30:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c124c

#2c124c is a deep very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 25.8% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.18:1 contrast and black text 1.3:1, 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: #2c124c mixed with white

  1. 2c124c
  2. 3e295d
  3. 503e6f
  4. 645480
  5. 786b92
  6. 8d82a4
  7. a39ab6
  8. b9b3c8
  9. d0ccda
  10. e7e5ec

Darker: #2c124c mixed with black

  1. 2c124c
  2. 250e41
  3. 1e0a36
  4. 17072c
  5. 110422
  6. 0a0218
  7. 05010f
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c124c with less saturation

  1. 2c124c
  2. 2b1548
  3. 2a1844
  4. 291a40
  5. 281c3c
  6. 271d38
  7. 261f34
  8. 262030
  9. 25212c
  10. 242228

Questions about #2c124c

What color is #2c124c?

#2c124c is deep very dark violet. The closest named color is Oily Purple. In RGB it is rgb(44, 18, 76), in HSL hsl(266.9, 61.7%, 18.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.791% 0.10138 299.757).

What colors go well with #2c124c?

The complementary color of #2c124c is #1f2800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #121c53 and #3c093a. The triadic partners are #3e1600 and #002d25.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c124c?

White text reads better on #2c124c: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and black gives 1.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c124c a warm or cool color?

#2c124c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 25.8% and its chroma 0.101.