Skip to the color picker

#2e275b color: Paris M

#2e275b is rgb(46, 39, 91) in RGB and oklch(31.07% 0.08979 286.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

248°
100%

31.1%
0.090
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2e275b

#2e275b is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 31.1% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.48:1 contrast and black text 1.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Paris M (#312760). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #2e275b mixed with white

  1. 2e275b
  2. 3f3b6b
  3. 524f7b
  4. 65638b
  5. 79789b
  6. 8e8dac
  7. a3a3bc
  8. bab9cd
  9. d0d0dd
  10. e7e7ee

Darker: #2e275b mixed with black

  1. 2e275b
  2. 27204e
  3. 1f1a41
  4. 181435
  5. 120e29
  6. 0b081e
  7. 060413
  8. 020209
  9. 010103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2e275b with less saturation

  1. 2e275b
  2. 2e2857
  3. 2e2a53
  4. 2e2b4f
  5. 2e2c4a
  6. 2e2d46
  7. 2f2e42
  8. 2f2f3e
  9. 2f2f39
  10. 303035

Questions about #2e275b

What color is #2e275b?

#2e275b is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Paris M. In RGB it is rgb(46, 39, 91), in HSL hsl(248.08, 40%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.07% 0.08979 286.08).

What colors go well with #2e275b?

The complementary color of #2e275b is #373200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0c305d and #421f4e. The triadic partners are #531e00 and #003e26.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e275b?

White text reads better on #2e275b: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e275b a warm or cool color?

#2e275b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 31.1% and its chroma 0.09.