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#30224e color: Elderberry

#30224e is rgb(48, 34, 78) in RGB and oklch(29.281% 0.07814 295.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

29.3%
0.078
296°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.46:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #30224e

#30224e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.3% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.34:1 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: #30224e mixed with white

  1. 30224e
  2. 41365f
  3. 544a70
  4. 675e81
  5. 7b7492
  6. 908aa4
  7. a5a0b6
  8. bbb7c8
  9. d1cfda
  10. e8e7ec

Darker: #30224e mixed with black

  1. 30224e
  2. 281c43
  3. 211638
  4. 1a112d
  5. 130b23
  6. 0c0719
  7. 06030f
  8. 030107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #30224e with less saturation

  1. 30224e
  2. 2f234b
  3. 2f2547
  4. 2e2644
  5. 2e2741
  6. 2e283d
  7. 2d293a
  8. 2d2a37
  9. 2d2b33
  10. 2c2b30

Questions about #30224e

What color is #30224e?

#30224e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(48, 34, 78), in HSL hsl(259.09, 39.29%, 21.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.281% 0.07814 295.885).

What colors go well with #30224e?

The complementary color of #30224e is #2b3000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #192953 and #3f1c41. The triadic partners are #481f00 and #00382a.

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

White text reads better on #30224e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and black gives 1.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #30224e a warm or cool color?

#30224e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 29.3% and its chroma 0.078.