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#2d254e color: Pāua

#2d254e is rgb(45, 37, 78) in RGB and oklch(29.582% 0.07255 290.22) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

29.6%
0.073
290°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

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 #2d254e

#2d254e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.6% lightness, 0.073 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: #2d254e mixed with white

  1. 2d254e
  2. 3e385f
  3. 514c70
  4. 656181
  5. 797692
  6. 8e8ba4
  7. a3a1b5
  8. bab8c8
  9. d0cfda
  10. e7e7ec

Darker: #2d254e mixed with black

  1. 2d254e
  2. 261f43
  3. 1f1938
  4. 18132d
  5. 110d23
  6. 0b0819
  7. 06040f
  8. 020207
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2d254e with less saturation

  1. 2d254e
  2. 2d264b
  3. 2d2748
  4. 2d2844
  5. 2c2941
  6. 2c2a3e
  7. 2c2a3a
  8. 2c2b37
  9. 2c2c34
  10. 2d2c30

Questions about #2d254e

What color is #2d254e?

#2d254e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(45, 37, 78), in HSL hsl(251.71, 35.65%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.582% 0.07255 290.22).

What colors go well with #2d254e?

The complementary color of #2d254e is #2f2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #162c51 and #3c1f43. The triadic partners are #482004 and #003827.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d254e?

White text reads better on #2d254e: 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 #2d254e a warm or cool color?

#2d254e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 29.6% and its chroma 0.073.