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#2c1e45 color: Midnight Velvet

#2c1e45 is rgb(44, 30, 69) in RGB and oklch(27.352% 0.07097 298.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

27.4%
0.071
298°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 73%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.38:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c1e45

#2c1e45 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 27.4% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.23:1 contrast and black text 1.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2a2243). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2c1e45 mixed with white

  1. 2c1e45
  2. 3e3256
  3. 504668
  4. 645b7a
  5. 78718c
  6. 8d879e
  7. a39eb1
  8. b9b5c4
  9. d0cdd8
  10. e7e6eb

Darker: #2c1e45 mixed with black

  1. 2c1e45
  2. 25193b
  3. 1e1331
  4. 170e27
  5. 11091e
  6. 0a0515
  7. 05030c
  8. 020105
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c1e45 with less saturation

  1. 2c1e45
  2. 2b1f42
  3. 2b203f
  4. 2a223c
  5. 2a2339
  6. 292337
  7. 292434
  8. 282531
  9. 28262d
  10. 28272a

Questions about #2c1e45

What color is #2c1e45?

#2c1e45 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Midnight Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(44, 30, 69), in HSL hsl(261.54, 39.39%, 19.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.352% 0.07097 298.134).

What colors go well with #2c1e45?

The complementary color of #2c1e45 is #242b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #18244a and #391939. The triadic partners are #401c00 and #003227.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c1e45?

White text reads better on #2c1e45: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and black gives 1.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c1e45 a warm or cool color?

#2c1e45 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 27.4% and its chroma 0.071.