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#2f2a56 color: Deep Sea Base

#2f2a56 is rgb(47, 42, 86) in RGB and oklch(31.432% 0.07671 286.3) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

31.4%
0.077
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f2a56

#2f2a56 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 31.4% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.24:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2c2c57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #2f2a56 mixed with white

  1. 2f2a56
  2. 403d66
  3. 535176
  4. 666587
  5. 7a7998
  6. 8f8ea8
  7. a4a4b9
  8. babaca
  9. d1d1dc
  10. e8e8ed

Darker: #2f2a56 mixed with black

  1. 2f2a56
  2. 27234a
  3. 201c3e
  4. 191632
  5. 121027
  6. 0c0a1c
  7. 060512
  8. 030208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f2a56 with less saturation

  1. 2f2a56
  2. 2f2b52
  3. 2f2c4f
  4. 2f2d4b
  5. 2f2e48
  6. 302f44
  7. 302f40
  8. 30303d
  9. 313039
  10. 313135

Questions about #2f2a56

What color is #2f2a56?

#2f2a56 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(47, 42, 86), in HSL hsl(246.82, 34.38%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.432% 0.07671 286.3).

What colors go well with #2f2a56?

The complementary color of #2f2a56 is #373300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #153157 and #40244b. The triadic partners are #502309 and #003d28.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f2a56?

White text reads better on #2f2a56: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f2a56 a warm or cool color?

#2f2a56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 31.4% and its chroma 0.077.