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#2f163e color: Blackcurrant

#2f163e is rgb(47, 22, 62) in RGB and oklch(25.701% 0.0769 310.985) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

25.7%
0.077
311°
  • Purple
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 76%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.31:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f163e

#2f163e is a soft very dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 25.7% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.09:1 contrast and black text 1.31:1, 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: #2f163e mixed with white

  1. 2f163e
  2. 412b50
  3. 543f62
  4. 675574
  5. 7c6b87
  6. 90829a
  7. a59aae
  8. bbb3c2
  9. d1ccd6
  10. e8e5ea

Darker: #2f163e mixed with black

  1. 2f163e
  2. 271235
  3. 200d2b
  4. 190923
  5. 12061a
  6. 0c0312
  7. 06020a
  8. 030104
  9. 010001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f163e with less saturation

  1. 2f163e
  2. 2e183b
  3. 2d1a39
  4. 2c1b36
  5. 2a1d34
  6. 291e31
  7. 281f2e
  8. 27202c
  9. 262129
  10. 242226

Questions about #2f163e

What color is #2f163e?

#2f163e is soft very dark purple. The closest named color is Blackcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(47, 22, 62), in HSL hsl(277.5, 47.62%, 16.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.701% 0.0769 310.985).

What colors go well with #2f163e?

The complementary color of #2f163e is #152a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e1d47 and #3a112e. The triadic partners are #391b00 and #002c2b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f163e?

White text reads better on #2f163e: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and black gives 1.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f163e a warm or cool color?

#2f163e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 25.7% and its chroma 0.077.