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#2e2152 color: Pāua

#2e2152 is rgb(46, 33, 82) in RGB and oklch(29.159% 0.08591 292.485) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

29.2%
0.086
292°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e2152

#2e2152 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.2% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.43:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, 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: #2e2152 mixed with white

  1. 2e2152
  2. 3f3563
  3. 524973
  4. 655e84
  5. 797495
  6. 8e8aa6
  7. a4a0b8
  8. bab7c9
  9. d0cfdb
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #2e2152 mixed with black

  1. 2e2152
  2. 271b46
  3. 1f163b
  4. 18102f
  5. 120b25
  6. 0b061a
  7. 060311
  8. 020108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e2152 with less saturation

  1. 2e2152
  2. 2e234e
  3. 2d244b
  4. 2d2547
  5. 2d2743
  6. 2c283f
  7. 2c293c
  8. 2c2938
  9. 2c2a34
  10. 2c2b30

Questions about #2e2152

What color is #2e2152?

#2e2152 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(46, 33, 82), in HSL hsl(255.92, 42.61%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.159% 0.08591 292.485).

What colors go well with #2e2152?

The complementary color of #2e2152 is #2d2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #132956 and #3f1a44. The triadic partners are #4b1c00 and #003728.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e2152?

White text reads better on #2e2152: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e2152 a warm or cool color?

#2e2152 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 29.2% and its chroma 0.086.