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#30224d color: Elderberry

#30224d is rgb(48, 34, 77) in RGB and oklch(29.209% 0.0766 296.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

29.2%
0.077
296°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #30224d

#30224d is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.2% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.37:1 contrast and black text 1.46:1, so white text reads better.

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

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #30224d mixed with white

  1. 30224d
  2. 41365e
  3. 544a6f
  4. 675e80
  5. 7b7491
  6. 908aa3
  7. a5a0b5
  8. bbb7c7
  9. d1cfda
  10. e8e7ec

Darker: #30224d mixed with black

  1. 30224d
  2. 281c42
  3. 211637
  4. 1a112c
  5. 130b22
  6. 0c0718
  7. 06030f
  8. 030107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #30224d with less saturation

  1. 30224d
  2. 2f234a
  3. 2f2547
  4. 2e2643
  5. 2e2740
  6. 2e283d
  7. 2d293a
  8. 2d2a36
  9. 2c2a33
  10. 2c2b2f

Questions about #30224d

What color is #30224d?

#30224d is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(48, 34, 77), in HSL hsl(259.53, 38.74%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.209% 0.0766 296.369).

What colors go well with #30224d?

The complementary color of #30224d is #2a3000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a2952 and #3f1c40. The triadic partners are #471f00 and #00372b.

Is white or black text more readable on #30224d?

White text reads better on #30224d: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #30224d a warm or cool color?

#30224d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 29.2% and its chroma 0.077.