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#2f214d color: Elderberry

#2f214d is rgb(47, 33, 77) in RGB and oklch(28.893% 0.07829 295.791) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

28.9%
0.078
296°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.45:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f214d

#2f214d is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.9% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.53:1 contrast and black text 1.45:1, 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: #2f214d mixed with white

  1. 2f214d
  2. 40355e
  3. 53496f
  4. 665e80
  5. 7a7392
  6. 8f89a3
  7. a4a0b5
  8. bab7c7
  9. d1ceda
  10. e8e6ec

Darker: #2f214d mixed with black

  1. 2f214d
  2. 271b42
  3. 201637
  4. 19102c
  5. 120b22
  6. 0c0618
  7. 06030f
  8. 030107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f214d with less saturation

  1. 2f214d
  2. 2e224a
  3. 2e2446
  4. 2d2543
  5. 2d2640
  6. 2d273c
  7. 2c2839
  8. 2c2936
  9. 2c2a32
  10. 2b2a2f

Questions about #2f214d

What color is #2f214d?

#2f214d is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(47, 33, 77), in HSL hsl(259.09, 40%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.893% 0.07829 295.791).

What colors go well with #2f214d?

The complementary color of #2f214d is #2a2f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #182852 and #3e1b40. The triadic partners are #471e00 and #003629.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f214d?

White text reads better on #2f214d: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and black gives 1.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f214d a warm or cool color?

#2f214d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 28.9% and its chroma 0.078.