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#2e124e color: Oily Purple

#2e124e is rgb(46, 18, 78) in RGB and oklch(26.239% 0.10433 300.675) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

26.2%
0.104
301°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.31:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e124e

#2e124e is a deep very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 26.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16:1 contrast and black text 1.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Oily Purple (#2d0f47). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #2e124e mixed with white

  1. 2e124e
  2. 3f295f
  3. 523f70
  4. 655582
  5. 7a6b93
  6. 8e83a5
  7. a49ab7
  8. bab3c8
  9. d0ccda
  10. e8e5ed

Darker: #2e124e mixed with black

  1. 2e124e
  2. 270e43
  3. 1f0a38
  4. 18072d
  5. 120423
  6. 0b0219
  7. 06010f
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e124e with less saturation

  1. 2e124e
  2. 2d154a
  3. 2c1846
  4. 2b1a42
  5. 2a1c3e
  6. 291e3a
  7. 282036
  8. 272132
  9. 26222d
  10. 252329

Questions about #2e124e

What color is #2e124e?

#2e124e is deep very dark purple. The closest named color is Oily Purple. In RGB it is rgb(46, 18, 78), in HSL hsl(268, 62.5%, 18.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.239% 0.10433 300.675).

What colors go well with #2e124e?

The complementary color of #2e124e is #1f2a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #131c56 and #3e083b. The triadic partners are #401700 and #002f26.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e124e?

White text reads better on #2e124e: white gives a contrast ratio of 16:1 and black gives 1.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e124e a warm or cool color?

#2e124e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 26.2% and its chroma 0.104.