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#2d214a color: Elderberry

#2d214a is rgb(45, 33, 74) in RGB and oklch(28.448% 0.07339 294.792) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

28.4%
0.073
295°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2d214a

#2d214a is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.4% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.71:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, 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: #2d214a mixed with white

  1. 2d214a
  2. 3f355b
  3. 51496c
  4. 655d7e
  5. 79738f
  6. 8e89a1
  7. a39fb4
  8. bab7c6
  9. d0ced9
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #2d214a mixed with black

  1. 2d214a
  2. 261b3f
  3. 1f1635
  4. 18102a
  5. 110b20
  6. 0b0617
  7. 06030e
  8. 020106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2d214a with less saturation

  1. 2d214a
  2. 2d2247
  3. 2c2344
  4. 2c2441
  5. 2b253e
  6. 2b263a
  7. 2b2737
  8. 2b2834
  9. 2a2931
  10. 2a292d

Questions about #2d214a

What color is #2d214a?

#2d214a is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(45, 33, 74), in HSL hsl(257.56, 38.32%, 20.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.448% 0.07339 294.792).

What colors go well with #2d214a?

The complementary color of #2d214a is #292e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #18284e and #3b1b3e. The triadic partners are #451e00 and #003528.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d214a?

White text reads better on #2d214a: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d214a a warm or cool color?

#2d214a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 28.4% and its chroma 0.073.