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#2c204e color: Elderberry

#2c204e is rgb(44, 32, 78) in RGB and oklch(28.431% 0.08138 292.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

28.4%
0.081
292°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2c204e

#2c204e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.4% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.75:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elderberry (#2e2249). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2c204e mixed with white

  1. 2c204e
  2. 3d345f
  3. 504870
  4. 645d81
  5. 787392
  6. 8d89a4
  7. a39fb6
  8. b9b7c8
  9. d0ceda
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #2c204e mixed with black

  1. 2c204e
  2. 251a43
  3. 1e1538
  4. 170f2d
  5. 110a23
  6. 0a0619
  7. 05030f
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2c204e with less saturation

  1. 2c204e
  2. 2c214b
  3. 2b2347
  4. 2b2444
  5. 2b2540
  6. 2a263c
  7. 2a2739
  8. 2a2835
  9. 2a2931
  10. 2a292e

Questions about #2c204e

What color is #2c204e?

#2c204e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(44, 32, 78), in HSL hsl(255.65, 41.82%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.431% 0.08138 292.475).

What colors go well with #2c204e?

The complementary color of #2c204e is #2b2d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #132852 and #3c1941. The triadic partners are #481b00 and #003526.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c204e?

White text reads better on #2c204e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c204e a warm or cool color?

#2c204e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 28.4% and its chroma 0.081.