Skip to the color picker

#2e1e50 color: Elderberry

#2e1e50 is rgb(46, 30, 80) in RGB and oklch(28.42% 0.08803 294.943) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

259°
100%

28.4%
0.088
295°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2e1e50

#2e1e50 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.4% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.81:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, 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: #2e1e50 mixed with white

  1. 2e1e50
  2. 3f3261
  3. 524772
  4. 655c83
  5. 797294
  6. 8e88a5
  7. a49fb7
  8. bab6c9
  9. d0cedb
  10. e7e6ed

Darker: #2e1e50 mixed with black

  1. 2e1e50
  2. 271944
  3. 1f1339
  4. 180e2e
  5. 120924
  6. 0b051a
  7. 060310
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1e50 with less saturation

  1. 2e1e50
  2. 2d204c
  3. 2d2149
  4. 2c2345
  5. 2c2441
  6. 2b253d
  7. 2b263a
  8. 2b2736
  9. 2a2832
  10. 2a292e

Questions about #2e1e50

What color is #2e1e50?

#2e1e50 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(46, 30, 80), in HSL hsl(259.2, 45.45%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.42% 0.08803 294.943).

What colors go well with #2e1e50?

The complementary color of #2e1e50 is #292e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #142655 and #3f1741. The triadic partners are #491a00 and #003528.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1e50?

White text reads better on #2e1e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1e50 a warm or cool color?

#2e1e50 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 28.4% and its chroma 0.088.