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#2f254c color: Elderberry

#2f254c is rgb(47, 37, 76) in RGB and oklch(29.654% 0.06938 293.529) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

29.7%
0.069
294°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f254c

#2f254c is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.7% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

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

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #2f254c mixed with white

  1. 2f254c
  2. 40385d
  3. 534c6e
  4. 66607f
  5. 7a7591
  6. 8f8ba2
  7. a5a1b4
  8. bab8c7
  9. d1cfd9
  10. e8e7ec

Darker: #2f254c mixed with black

  1. 2f254c
  2. 271f41
  3. 201936
  4. 19132c
  5. 120d22
  6. 0c0818
  7. 06040f
  8. 030206
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f254c with less saturation

  1. 2f254c
  2. 2f2649
  3. 2e2746
  4. 2e2843
  5. 2e2940
  6. 2e2a3d
  7. 2d2a3a
  8. 2d2b37
  9. 2d2c33
  10. 2d2c30

Questions about #2f254c

What color is #2f254c?

#2f254c is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(47, 37, 76), in HSL hsl(255.38, 34.51%, 22.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.654% 0.06938 293.529).

What colors go well with #2f254c?

The complementary color of #2f254c is #2d3000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a2b4f and #3d2041. The triadic partners are #472104 and #00382a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f254c?

White text reads better on #2f254c: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f254c a warm or cool color?

#2f254c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 29.7% and its chroma 0.069.