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#2e1540 color: Blackcurrant

#2e1540 is rgb(46, 21, 64) in RGB and oklch(25.535% 0.08105 308.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

25.5%
0.081
309°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 75%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.30:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e1540

#2e1540 is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 25.5% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.19:1 contrast and black text 1.3:1, 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: #2e1540 mixed with white

  1. 2e1540
  2. 402a52
  3. 533f64
  4. 665576
  5. 7b6b89
  6. 8f829c
  7. a59aaf
  8. bbb2c3
  9. d1cbd6
  10. e8e5eb

Darker: #2e1540 mixed with black

  1. 2e1540
  2. 271136
  3. 1f0c2d
  4. 180824
  5. 12051b
  6. 0b0313
  7. 06020b
  8. 020105
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1540 with less saturation

  1. 2e1540
  2. 2d173d
  3. 2c193a
  4. 2b1a38
  5. 2a1c35
  6. 281d32
  7. 271f2f
  8. 26202c
  9. 252129
  10. 242226

Questions about #2e1540

What color is #2e1540?

#2e1540 is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Blackcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(46, 21, 64), in HSL hsl(274.88, 50.59%, 16.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.535% 0.08105 308.553).

What colors go well with #2e1540?

The complementary color of #2e1540 is #172900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c1c49 and #3a0f30. The triadic partners are #391900 and #002c29.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1540?

White text reads better on #2e1540: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and black gives 1.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1540 a warm or cool color?

#2e1540 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 25.5% and its chroma 0.081.