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#2e1f52 color: Pāua

#2e1f52 is rgb(46, 31, 82) in RGB and oklch(28.77% 0.08932 293.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

28.8%
0.089
294°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e1f52

#2e1f52 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.8% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.64:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pāua (#2a2551). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2e1f52 mixed with white

  1. 2e1f52
  2. 3f3363
  3. 524873
  4. 655d84
  5. 797295
  6. 8e89a7
  7. a49fb8
  8. bab6c9
  9. d0cedb
  10. e7e6ed

Darker: #2e1f52 mixed with black

  1. 2e1f52
  2. 271946
  3. 1f143b
  4. 180f2f
  5. 120a25
  6. 0b061a
  7. 060311
  8. 020108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e1f52 with less saturation

  1. 2e1f52
  2. 2d214e
  3. 2d224a
  4. 2d2447
  5. 2c2543
  6. 2c263f
  7. 2b273b
  8. 2b2837
  9. 2b2933
  10. 2b2a2f

Questions about #2e1f52

What color is #2e1f52?

#2e1f52 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(46, 31, 82), in HSL hsl(257.65, 45.13%, 22.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.77% 0.08932 293.565).

What colors go well with #2e1f52?

The complementary color of #2e1f52 is #2b2e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #122756 and #3f1843. The triadic partners are #4b1a00 and #003627.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e1f52?

White text reads better on #2e1f52: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e1f52 a warm or cool color?

#2e1f52 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 28.8% and its chroma 0.089.