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#2e1940 color: Blackcurrant

#2e1940 is rgb(46, 25, 64) in RGB and oklch(26.256% 0.07356 306.906) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

26.3%
0.074
307°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 75%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.33:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e1940

#2e1940 is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 26.3% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast and black text 1.33:1, 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: #2e1940 mixed with white

  1. 2e1940
  2. 402d52
  3. 534264
  4. 665776
  5. 7a6d88
  6. 8f849b
  7. a59baf
  8. bbb4c2
  9. d1ccd6
  10. e8e5ea

Darker: #2e1940 mixed with black

  1. 2e1940
  2. 271436
  3. 1f102d
  4. 180b24
  5. 12071b
  6. 0b0413
  7. 06020b
  8. 020105
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1940 with less saturation

  1. 2e1940
  2. 2d1b3d
  3. 2c1c3b
  4. 2b1d38
  5. 2a1f35
  6. 292033
  7. 282130
  8. 27222d
  9. 26232a
  10. 252427

Questions about #2e1940

What color is #2e1940?

#2e1940 is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Blackcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(46, 25, 64), in HSL hsl(272.31, 43.82%, 17.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(26.256% 0.07356 306.906).

What colors go well with #2e1940?

The complementary color of #2e1940 is #1b2a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c1f47 and #3a1431. The triadic partners are #3b1b00 and #002e2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1940?

White text reads better on #2e1940: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and black gives 1.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1940 a warm or cool color?

#2e1940 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 26.3% and its chroma 0.074.