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#2f274e color: Cardinal Mauve

#2f274e is rgb(47, 39, 78) in RGB and oklch(30.223% 0.06897 291.133) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

30.2%
0.069
291°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.52:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f274e

#2f274e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 30.2% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.81:1 contrast and black text 1.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cardinal Mauve (#2c284c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #2f274e mixed with white

  1. 2f274e
  2. 403a5f
  3. 534e6f
  4. 666281
  5. 7a7792
  6. 8f8ca4
  7. a4a2b5
  8. bab9c7
  9. d1d0da
  10. e8e7ec

Darker: #2f274e mixed with black

  1. 2f274e
  2. 272043
  3. 201a38
  4. 19142d
  5. 120e23
  6. 0c0819
  7. 06040f
  8. 030207
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f274e with less saturation

  1. 2f274e
  2. 2f284b
  3. 2f2948
  4. 2e2a45
  5. 2e2b42
  6. 2e2b3f
  7. 2e2c3b
  8. 2e2d38
  9. 2e2d35
  10. 2e2e32

Questions about #2f274e

What color is #2f274e?

#2f274e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Cardinal Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(47, 39, 78), in HSL hsl(252.31, 33.33%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.223% 0.06897 291.133).

What colors go well with #2f274e?

The complementary color of #2f274e is #303100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a2d51 and #3e2243. The triadic partners are #492208 and #00392a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f274e?

White text reads better on #2f274e: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and black gives 1.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f274e a warm or cool color?

#2f274e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 30.2% and its chroma 0.069.