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#2f153e color: Blackcurrant

#2f153e is rgb(47, 21, 62) in RGB and oklch(25.527% 0.07878 311.333) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

25.5%
0.079
311°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.30:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f153e

#2f153e is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 25.5% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.18:1 contrast and black text 1.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blackcurrant (#2e183b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark purple colors

Lighter: #2f153e mixed with white

  1. 2f153e
  2. 412a50
  3. 543f62
  4. 675474
  5. 7c6b87
  6. 90829a
  7. a59aae
  8. bbb2c2
  9. d1cbd6
  10. e8e5ea

Darker: #2f153e mixed with black

  1. 2f153e
  2. 271135
  3. 200c2b
  4. 190823
  5. 12051a
  6. 0c0312
  7. 06020a
  8. 030104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f153e with less saturation

  1. 2f153e
  2. 2e173b
  3. 2d1939
  4. 2b1a36
  5. 2a1c33
  6. 291d31
  7. 281f2e
  8. 27202b
  9. 252129
  10. 242226

Questions about #2f153e

What color is #2f153e?

#2f153e is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Blackcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(47, 21, 62), in HSL hsl(278.05, 49.4%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.527% 0.07878 311.333).

What colors go well with #2f153e?

The complementary color of #2f153e is #142a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e1c47 and #3a102e. The triadic partners are #381b00 and #002c2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f153e?

White text reads better on #2f153e: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and black gives 1.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f153e a warm or cool color?

#2f153e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 25.5% and its chroma 0.079.