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#2e143e color: Blackcurrant

#2e143e is rgb(46, 20, 62) in RGB and oklch(25.213% 0.08019 310.463) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

25.2%
0.080
310°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.29:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e143e

#2e143e is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 25.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.33:1 contrast and black text 1.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blackcurrant (#2e183b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #2e143e mixed with white

  1. 2e143e
  2. 402950
  3. 533e62
  4. 675474
  5. 7b6a87
  6. 90829a
  7. a599ae
  8. bbb2c2
  9. d1cbd6
  10. e8e5ea

Darker: #2e143e mixed with black

  1. 2e143e
  2. 271035
  3. 1f0c2b
  4. 180823
  5. 12051a
  6. 0b0312
  7. 06010a
  8. 020104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e143e with less saturation

  1. 2e143e
  2. 2d163b
  3. 2c1839
  4. 2b1a36
  5. 291b33
  6. 281c30
  7. 271e2e
  8. 261f2b
  9. 252028
  10. 232125

Questions about #2e143e

What color is #2e143e?

#2e143e is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Blackcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(46, 20, 62), in HSL hsl(277.14, 51.22%, 16.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.213% 0.08019 310.463).

What colors go well with #2e143e?

The complementary color of #2e143e is #142900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c1b47 and #3a0e2e. The triadic partners are #381a00 and #002b29.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e143e?

White text reads better on #2e143e: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and black gives 1.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e143e a warm or cool color?

#2e143e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 25.2% and its chroma 0.08.