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#2d2240 color: Midnight Velvet

#2d2240 is rgb(45, 34, 64) in RGB and oklch(27.984% 0.05536 299.728) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

28%
0.055
300°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • slate-800
  • Black 75%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2d2240

#2d2240 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28% lightness, 0.055 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.85:1 contrast and black text 1.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2a2243). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-800.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2d2240 mixed with white

  1. 2d2240
  2. 3f3551
  3. 524963
  4. 655d75
  5. 797388
  6. 8e899b
  7. a49fae
  8. bab6c2
  9. d0ced6
  10. e8e6ea

Darker: #2d2240 mixed with black

  1. 2d2240
  2. 261c36
  3. 1f162d
  4. 181124
  5. 110b1b
  6. 0b0713
  7. 06030b
  8. 020105
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2d2240 with less saturation

  1. 2d2240
  2. 2d233e
  3. 2c243c
  4. 2c2439
  5. 2b2537
  6. 2b2635
  7. 2a2632
  8. 2a2730
  9. 29282e
  10. 29282b

Questions about #2d2240

What color is #2d2240?

#2d2240 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Midnight Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(45, 34, 64), in HSL hsl(262, 30.61%, 19.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.984% 0.05536 299.728).

What colors go well with #2d2240?

The complementary color of #2d2240 is #262d09. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e2744 and #381e36. The triadic partners are #3c2108 and #00312a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d2240?

White text reads better on #2d2240: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and black gives 1.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d2240 a warm or cool color?

#2d2240 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 28% and its chroma 0.055.