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#30244e color: Elderberry

#30244e is rgb(48, 36, 78) in RGB and oklch(29.691% 0.0745 294.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

29.7%
0.074
295°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.49:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #30244e

#30244e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.7% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.11:1 contrast and black text 1.49:1, so white text reads better.

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

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #30244e mixed with white

  1. 30244e
  2. 41375f
  3. 544b70
  4. 676081
  5. 7b7592
  6. 908ba4
  7. a5a1b5
  8. bbb8c8
  9. d1cfda
  10. e8e7ec

Darker: #30244e mixed with black

  1. 30244e
  2. 281e43
  3. 211838
  4. 1a122d
  5. 130c23
  6. 0c0719
  7. 06040f
  8. 030207
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #30244e with less saturation

  1. 30244e
  2. 30254b
  3. 2f2648
  4. 2f2744
  5. 2e2841
  6. 2e293e
  7. 2e2a3b
  8. 2e2b37
  9. 2d2c34
  10. 2d2c30

Questions about #30244e

What color is #30244e?

#30244e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(48, 36, 78), in HSL hsl(257.14, 36.84%, 22.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.691% 0.0745 294.604).

What colors go well with #30244e?

The complementary color of #30244e is #2d3100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a2b52 and #3f1e41. The triadic partners are #482100 and #00382b.

Is white or black text more readable on #30244e?

White text reads better on #30244e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and black gives 1.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #30244e a warm or cool color?

#30244e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 29.7% and its chroma 0.074.