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#2d254d color: Pāua

#2d254d is rgb(45, 37, 77) in RGB and oklch(29.511% 0.07093 290.583) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

29.5%
0.071
291°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2d254d

#2d254d is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.5% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.16:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, 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: #2d254d mixed with white

  1. 2d254d
  2. 3f385e
  3. 514c6f
  4. 656080
  5. 797591
  6. 8e8ba3
  7. a3a1b5
  8. bab8c7
  9. d0cfda
  10. e7e7ec

Darker: #2d254d mixed with black

  1. 2d254d
  2. 261f42
  3. 1f1937
  4. 18132c
  5. 110d22
  6. 0b0818
  7. 06040f
  8. 020207
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2d254d with less saturation

  1. 2d254d
  2. 2d264a
  3. 2d2747
  4. 2d2844
  5. 2c2940
  6. 2c2a3d
  7. 2c2a3a
  8. 2c2b37
  9. 2c2b33
  10. 2c2c30

Questions about #2d254d

What color is #2d254d?

#2d254d is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(45, 37, 77), in HSL hsl(252, 35.09%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.511% 0.07093 290.583).

What colors go well with #2d254d?

The complementary color of #2d254d is #2f2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #172c50 and #3c1f42. The triadic partners are #482005 and #003727.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d254d?

White text reads better on #2d254d: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d254d a warm or cool color?

#2d254d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 29.5% and its chroma 0.071.