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#2e203f color: Midnight Velvet

#2e203f is rgb(46, 32, 63) in RGB and oklch(27.603% 0.05809 303.653) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

27.6%
0.058
304°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • mauve-800
  • Black 75%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.39:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e203f

#2e203f is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 27.6% lightness, 0.058 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.06:1 contrast and black text 1.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2a2243). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-800.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #2e203f mixed with white

  1. 2e203f
  2. 403350
  3. 534762
  4. 665c75
  5. 7a7187
  6. 8f889a
  7. a49eae
  8. bab6c2
  9. d1ced6
  10. e8e6ea

Darker: #2e203f mixed with black

  1. 2e203f
  2. 271a35
  3. 1f152c
  4. 180f23
  5. 120a1b
  6. 0b0612
  7. 06030a
  8. 020104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e203f with less saturation

  1. 2e203f
  2. 2d213d
  3. 2d223b
  4. 2c2338
  5. 2b2436
  6. 2b2434
  7. 2a2531
  8. 2a262f
  9. 29272d
  10. 28272a

Questions about #2e203f

What color is #2e203f?

#2e203f is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Midnight Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(46, 32, 63), in HSL hsl(267.1, 32.63%, 18.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.603% 0.05809 303.653).

What colors go well with #2e203f?

The complementary color of #2e203f is #222c08. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f2544 and #391c34. The triadic partners are #3b2104 and #00312b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e203f?

White text reads better on #2e203f: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and black gives 1.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e203f a warm or cool color?

#2e203f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 27.6% and its chroma 0.058.