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#2e214e color: Elderberry

#2e214e is rgb(46, 33, 78) in RGB and oklch(28.854% 0.07974 294.16) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

28.9%
0.080
294°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e214e

#2e214e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.55:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, 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: #2e214e mixed with white

  1. 2e214e
  2. 3f355f
  3. 524970
  4. 655e81
  5. 7a7392
  6. 8e89a4
  7. a4a0b6
  8. bab7c8
  9. d0ceda
  10. e7e6ec

Darker: #2e214e mixed with black

  1. 2e214e
  2. 271b43
  3. 1f1638
  4. 18102d
  5. 120b23
  6. 0b0619
  7. 06030f
  8. 020107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e214e with less saturation

  1. 2e214e
  2. 2e224b
  3. 2d2447
  4. 2d2544
  5. 2c2640
  6. 2c273d
  7. 2c2839
  8. 2b2936
  9. 2b2a32
  10. 2b2a2f

Questions about #2e214e

What color is #2e214e?

#2e214e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(46, 33, 78), in HSL hsl(257.33, 40.54%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.854% 0.07974 294.16).

What colors go well with #2e214e?

The complementary color of #2e214e is #2b2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #162852 and #3e1b41. The triadic partners are #481d00 and #003628.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e214e?

White text reads better on #2e214e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e214e a warm or cool color?

#2e214e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.08.