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#2f3e80 color: Official Violet

#2f3e80 is rgb(47, 62, 128) in RGB and oklch(38.876% 0.11238 270.735) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

38.9%
0.112
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #2f3e80

#2f3e80 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 38.9% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast and black text 2.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Official Violet (#2e4182). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #2f3e80 mixed with white

  1. 2f3e80
  2. 40508d
  3. 53639a
  4. 6676a7
  5. 7b88b4
  6. 8f9bc0
  7. a5afcd
  8. bbc2da
  9. d1d6e6
  10. e8ebf3

Darker: #2f3e80 mixed with black

  1. 2f3e80
  2. 27356e
  3. 202b5d
  4. 19234d
  5. 121a3d
  6. 0c122e
  7. 060a1f
  8. 030412
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2f3e80 with less saturation

  1. 2f3e80
  2. 313f7a
  3. 334074
  4. 35416f
  5. 374269
  6. 394363
  7. 3b445d
  8. 3e4457
  9. 404451
  10. 42444b

Questions about #2f3e80

What color is #2f3e80?

#2f3e80 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(47, 62, 128), in HSL hsl(228.89, 46.29%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.876% 0.11238 270.735).

What colors go well with #2f3e80?

The complementary color of #2f3e80 is #584100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00497a and #4f3376. The triadic partners are #75271c and #005422.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f3e80?

White text reads better on #2f3e80: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and black gives 2.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f3e80 a warm or cool color?

#2f3e80 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 38.9% and its chroma 0.112.