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#2f2050 color: Elderberry

#2f2050 is rgb(47, 32, 80) in RGB and oklch(28.92% 0.08466 294.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

28.9%
0.085
295°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f2050

#2f2050 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.55:1 contrast and black text 1.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elderberry (#2e2249). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2f2050 mixed with white

  1. 2f2050
  2. 403461
  3. 534872
  4. 665d83
  5. 7a7394
  6. 8f89a5
  7. a49fb7
  8. bab7c9
  9. d1cedb
  10. e8e6ed

Darker: #2f2050 mixed with black

  1. 2f2050
  2. 271a44
  3. 201539
  4. 190f2e
  5. 120a24
  6. 0c061a
  7. 060310
  8. 030107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f2050 with less saturation

  1. 2f2050
  2. 2e224c
  3. 2e2349
  4. 2d2445
  5. 2d2642
  6. 2d273e
  7. 2c283a
  8. 2c2937
  9. 2c2a33
  10. 2b2a2f

Questions about #2f2050

What color is #2f2050?

#2f2050 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(47, 32, 80), in HSL hsl(258.75, 42.86%, 21.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.92% 0.08466 294.977).

What colors go well with #2f2050?

The complementary color of #2f2050 is #2b2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #162855 and #3f1942. The triadic partners are #491c00 and #003729.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f2050?

White text reads better on #2f2050: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and black gives 1.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f2050 a warm or cool color?

#2f2050 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.085.