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#2e203a color: Bleached Cedar

#2e203a is rgb(46, 32, 58) in RGB and oklch(27.294% 0.05023 308.127) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

27.3%
0.050
308°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • mauve-800
  • Black 77%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.38:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e203a

#2e203a is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 27.3% lightness, 0.05 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.17:1 contrast and black text 1.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleached Cedar (#2c2133). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-800.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #2e203a mixed with white

  1. 2e203a
  2. 40334c
  3. 53475e
  4. 665c70
  5. 7a7184
  6. 8f8797
  7. a59eab
  8. bbb6c0
  9. d1ced4
  10. e8e6ea

Darker: #2e203a mixed with black

  1. 2e203a
  2. 271a31
  3. 1f1528
  4. 180f20
  5. 120a18
  6. 0b0610
  7. 060309
  8. 020104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e203a with less saturation

  1. 2e203a
  2. 2d2138
  3. 2d2236
  4. 2c2234
  5. 2b2333
  6. 2b2431
  7. 2a252f
  8. 29252d
  9. 28262b
  10. 282629

Questions about #2e203a

What color is #2e203a?

#2e203a is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Bleached Cedar. In RGB it is rgb(46, 32, 58), in HSL hsl(272.31, 28.89%, 17.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.294% 0.05023 308.127).

What colors go well with #2e203a?

The complementary color of #2e203a is #202c0f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #22243f and #371d30. The triadic partners are #372208 and #002f2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e203a?

White text reads better on #2e203a: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and black gives 1.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e203a a warm or cool color?

#2e203a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 27.3% and its chroma 0.05.