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#2e1e4e color: Elderberry

#2e1e4e is rgb(46, 30, 78) in RGB and oklch(28.263% 0.08504 295.865) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

28.3%
0.085
296°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e1e4e

#2e1e4e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.3% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.87:1 contrast and black text 1.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elderberry (#2e2249). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2e1e4e mixed with white

  1. 2e1e4e
  2. 3f325f
  3. 524770
  4. 655c81
  5. 797192
  6. 8e88a4
  7. a49fb6
  8. bab6c8
  9. d0ceda
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #2e1e4e mixed with black

  1. 2e1e4e
  2. 271943
  3. 1f1338
  4. 180e2d
  5. 120923
  6. 0b0519
  7. 06030f
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1e4e with less saturation

  1. 2e1e4e
  2. 2d204a
  3. 2d2147
  4. 2c2343
  5. 2c2440
  6. 2b253c
  7. 2b2639
  8. 2a2735
  9. 2a2831
  10. 2a292d

Questions about #2e1e4e

What color is #2e1e4e?

#2e1e4e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(46, 30, 78), in HSL hsl(260, 44.44%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.263% 0.08504 295.865).

What colors go well with #2e1e4e?

The complementary color of #2e1e4e is #282e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #152653 and #3e1740. The triadic partners are #471a00 and #003528.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1e4e?

White text reads better on #2e1e4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and black gives 1.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1e4e a warm or cool color?

#2e1e4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 28.3% and its chroma 0.085.