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#2e1852 color: Russian Violet

#2e1852 is rgb(46, 24, 82) in RGB and oklch(27.521% 0.10069 296.651) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

27.5%
0.101
297°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.37:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e1852

#2e1852 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 27.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.34:1 contrast and black text 1.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2e1852 mixed with white

  1. 2e1852
  2. 3f2e63
  3. 524374
  4. 655985
  5. 796f96
  6. 8e86a7
  7. a49db8
  8. bab5ca
  9. d0cddb
  10. e7e6ed

Darker: #2e1852 mixed with black

  1. 2e1852
  2. 271346
  3. 1f0f3b
  4. 180a2f
  5. 120725
  6. 0b041a
  7. 060211
  8. 020108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1852 with less saturation

  1. 2e1852
  2. 2d1b4e
  3. 2c1d4a
  4. 2c1f46
  5. 2b2142
  6. 2a223d
  7. 2a2339
  8. 292535
  9. 282631
  10. 28272c

Questions about #2e1852

What color is #2e1852?

#2e1852 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Russian Violet. In RGB it is rgb(46, 24, 82), in HSL hsl(262.76, 54.72%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.521% 0.10069 296.651).

What colors go well with #2e1852?

The complementary color of #2e1852 is #262c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #112258 and #3f0f41. The triadic partners are #461800 and #003227.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1852?

White text reads better on #2e1852: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and black gives 1.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1852 a warm or cool color?

#2e1852 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 27.5% and its chroma 0.101.