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#2c154a color: Oily Purple

#2c154a is rgb(44, 21, 74) in RGB and oklch(26.08% 0.09412 299.805) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

26.1%
0.094
300°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.31:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c154a

#2c154a is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 26.1% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.99:1 contrast and black text 1.31:1, 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: #2c154a mixed with white

  1. 2c154a
  2. 3e2b5b
  3. 50406d
  4. 64567e
  5. 786c90
  6. 8d83a2
  7. a39bb4
  8. b9b3c7
  9. d0ccd9
  10. e7e5ec

Darker: #2c154a mixed with black

  1. 2c154a
  2. 25113f
  3. 1e0c35
  4. 17082a
  5. 110520
  6. 0a0317
  7. 05020e
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c154a with less saturation

  1. 2c154a
  2. 2b1746
  3. 2a1a43
  4. 291b3f
  5. 281d3b
  6. 281f38
  7. 272034
  8. 262130
  9. 25222c
  10. 252328

Questions about #2c154a

What color is #2c154a?

#2c154a is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Oily Purple. In RGB it is rgb(44, 21, 74), in HSL hsl(266.04, 55.79%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.08% 0.09412 299.805).

What colors go well with #2c154a?

The complementary color of #2c154a is #202900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #131e51 and #3b0d39. The triadic partners are #3f1700 and #002e25.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c154a?

White text reads better on #2c154a: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and black gives 1.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c154a a warm or cool color?

#2c154a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 26.1% and its chroma 0.094.