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#2f244f color: Pāua

#2f244f is rgb(47, 36, 79) in RGB and oklch(29.653% 0.076 292.969) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

29.7%
0.076
293°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f244f

#2f244f is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.7% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.13:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pāua (#2a2551). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2f244f mixed with white

  1. 2f244f
  2. 403760
  3. 534b70
  4. 666082
  5. 7a7593
  6. 8f8ba4
  7. a4a1b6
  8. bab8c8
  9. d1cfda
  10. e8e7ec

Darker: #2f244f mixed with black

  1. 2f244f
  2. 271e44
  3. 201838
  4. 19122e
  5. 120c23
  6. 0c0719
  7. 060410
  8. 030207
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f244f with less saturation

  1. 2f244f
  2. 2f254c
  3. 2e2648
  4. 2e2745
  5. 2e2842
  6. 2e293e
  7. 2d2a3b
  8. 2d2b38
  9. 2d2c34
  10. 2d2c30

Questions about #2f244f

What color is #2f244f?

#2f244f is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Pāua. In RGB it is rgb(47, 36, 79), in HSL hsl(255.35, 37.39%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.653% 0.076 292.969).

What colors go well with #2f244f?

The complementary color of #2f244f is #2e3000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #182b53 and #3f1e43. The triadic partners are #492000 and #003829.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f244f?

White text reads better on #2f244f: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f244f a warm or cool color?

#2f244f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 29.7% and its chroma 0.076.