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#2e2153 color: Pāua

#2e2153 is rgb(46, 33, 83) in RGB and oklch(29.237% 0.08743 292.094) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

29.2%
0.087
292°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e2153

#2e2153 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.2% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.4:1 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 blue-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2e2153 mixed with white

  1. 2e2153
  2. 3f3564
  3. 524974
  4. 655e85
  5. 797496
  6. 8e8aa7
  7. a4a0b8
  8. bab7ca
  9. d0cfdb
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #2e2153 mixed with black

  1. 2e2153
  2. 271b47
  3. 1f163b
  4. 181030
  5. 120b25
  6. 0b061b
  7. 060311
  8. 020108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e2153 with less saturation

  1. 2e2153
  2. 2e234f
  3. 2d244b
  4. 2d2548
  5. 2d2744
  6. 2c2840
  7. 2c293c
  8. 2c2a38
  9. 2c2a34
  10. 2c2b30

Questions about #2e2153

What color is #2e2153?

#2e2153 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(46, 33, 83), in HSL hsl(255.6, 43.1%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.237% 0.08743 292.094).

What colors go well with #2e2153?

The complementary color of #2e2153 is #2e2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #122957 and #3f1a45. The triadic partners are #4c1b00 and #003827.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e2153?

White text reads better on #2e2153: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e2153 a warm or cool color?

#2e2153 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 29.2% and its chroma 0.087.