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#2e2452 color: Pāua

#2e2452 is rgb(46, 36, 82) in RGB and oklch(29.766% 0.08072 290.663) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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253°
100%

29.8%
0.081
291°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2e2452

#2e2452 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.8% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.09:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, 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: #2e2452 mixed with white

  1. 2e2452
  2. 3f3862
  3. 524c73
  4. 656084
  5. 797595
  6. 8e8ba6
  7. a4a1b8
  8. bab8c9
  9. d0cfdb
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #2e2452 mixed with black

  1. 2e2452
  2. 271e46
  3. 1f183b
  4. 18122f
  5. 120c25
  6. 0b071a
  7. 060411
  8. 020208
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e2452 with less saturation

  1. 2e2452
  2. 2e254e
  3. 2d274b
  4. 2d2847
  5. 2d2944
  6. 2d2a40
  7. 2d2a3c
  8. 2d2b39
  9. 2d2c35
  10. 2d2d31

Questions about #2e2452

What color is #2e2452?

#2e2452 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(46, 36, 82), in HSL hsl(253.04, 38.98%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.766% 0.08072 290.663).

What colors go well with #2e2452?

The complementary color of #2e2452 is #303000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #142c55 and #3f1d46. The triadic partners are #4c1e00 and #003927.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e2452?

White text reads better on #2e2452: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e2452 a warm or cool color?

#2e2452 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 29.8% and its chroma 0.081.