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#2e153a color: Blackcurrant

#2e153a is rgb(46, 21, 58) in RGB and oklch(25.093% 0.07297 313.536) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

25.1%
0.073
314°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 77%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -106
Black text
1.28:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e153a

#2e153a is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 25.1% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.35:1 contrast and black text 1.28:1, 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: #2e153a mixed with white

  1. 2e153a
  2. 40294c
  3. 533e5e
  4. 675471
  5. 7b6a84
  6. 908298
  7. a59aac
  8. bbb2c0
  9. d1cbd5
  10. e8e5ea

Darker: #2e153a mixed with black

  1. 2e153a
  2. 271131
  3. 1f0c28
  4. 180820
  5. 120518
  6. 0b0310
  7. 060209
  8. 020104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e153a with less saturation

  1. 2e153a
  2. 2d1738
  3. 2c1835
  4. 2a1a33
  5. 291b31
  6. 281d2e
  7. 271e2c
  8. 261f29
  9. 242027
  10. 232124

Questions about #2e153a

What color is #2e153a?

#2e153a is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Blackcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(46, 21, 58), in HSL hsl(280.54, 46.84%, 15.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.093% 0.07297 313.536).

What colors go well with #2e153a?

The complementary color of #2e153a is #122900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e1b43 and #38102b. The triadic partners are #361a00 and #002a2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e153a?

White text reads better on #2e153a: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and black gives 1.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e153a a warm or cool color?

#2e153a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 25.1% and its chroma 0.073.