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#2d2452 color: Pāua

#2d2452 is rgb(45, 36, 82) in RGB and oklch(29.662% 0.08072 289.551) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

29.7%
0.081
290°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2d2452

#2d2452 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.7% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.13:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pāua (#2a2551). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2d2452 mixed with white

  1. 2d2452
  2. 3e3863
  3. 514c73
  4. 646084
  5. 797595
  6. 8e8ba6
  7. a3a1b8
  8. b9b8c9
  9. d0cfdb
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #2d2452 mixed with black

  1. 2d2452
  2. 261e46
  3. 1f183b
  4. 18122f
  5. 110c25
  6. 0b071a
  7. 060411
  8. 020208
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2d2452 with less saturation

  1. 2d2452
  2. 2d254e
  3. 2d274b
  4. 2c2847
  5. 2c2944
  6. 2c2a40
  7. 2c2a3c
  8. 2c2b39
  9. 2d2c35
  10. 2d2c31

Questions about #2d2452

What color is #2d2452?

#2d2452 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(45, 36, 82), in HSL hsl(251.74, 38.98%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.662% 0.08072 289.551).

What colors go well with #2d2452?

The complementary color of #2d2452 is #302f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #122c55 and #3e1d46. The triadic partners are #4b1e00 and #003926.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d2452?

White text reads better on #2d2452: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d2452 a warm or cool color?

#2d2452 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 29.7% and its chroma 0.081.