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#2f2c5a color: Deep Sea Base

#2f2c5a is rgb(47, 44, 90) in RGB and oklch(32.151% 0.07982 283.907) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

32.2%
0.080
284°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #2f2c5a

#2f2c5a is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 284°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.89:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, 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 indigo colors

Lighter: #2f2c5a mixed with white

  1. 2f2c5a
  2. 403f6a
  3. 53527a
  4. 66668a
  5. 7a7b9a
  6. 8f90ab
  7. a4a5bb
  8. babbcc
  9. d1d1dd
  10. e8e8ee

Darker: #2f2c5a mixed with black

  1. 2f2c5a
  2. 27254d
  3. 201e41
  4. 191735
  5. 121129
  6. 0c0a1e
  7. 060513
  8. 030209
  9. 010103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #2f2c5a with less saturation

  1. 2f2c5a
  2. 2f2d56
  3. 2f2e52
  4. 302f4f
  5. 30304b
  6. 313147
  7. 313143
  8. 31323f
  9. 32323b
  10. 333337

Questions about #2f2c5a

What color is #2f2c5a?

#2f2c5a is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Sea Base. In RGB it is rgb(47, 44, 90), in HSL hsl(243.91, 34.33%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.151% 0.07982 283.907).

What colors go well with #2f2c5a?

The complementary color of #2f2c5a is #3a3400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #12345b and #42254f. The triadic partners are #53230c and #003f28.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f2c5a?

White text reads better on #2f2c5a: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f2c5a a warm or cool color?

#2f2c5a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 284 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.08.