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#311e4e color: Elderberry

#311e4e is rgb(49, 30, 78) in RGB and oklch(28.618% 0.08549 299.2) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

28.6%
0.085
299°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #311e4e

#311e4e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.6% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.72:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, 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: #311e4e mixed with white

  1. 311e4e
  2. 42325f
  3. 554770
  4. 685c81
  5. 7c7192
  6. 9088a4
  7. a69fb6
  8. bbb6c8
  9. d1ceda
  10. e8e6ec

Darker: #311e4e mixed with black

  1. 311e4e
  2. 291943
  3. 221338
  4. 1a0e2d
  5. 130923
  6. 0c0519
  7. 06030f
  8. 030107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #311e4e with less saturation

  1. 311e4e
  2. 30204b
  3. 2f2147
  4. 2f2344
  5. 2e2440
  6. 2d263d
  7. 2d2739
  8. 2c2836
  9. 2b2932
  10. 2b292e

Questions about #311e4e

What color is #311e4e?

#311e4e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(49, 30, 78), in HSL hsl(263.75, 44.44%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.618% 0.08549 299.2).

What colors go well with #311e4e?

The complementary color of #311e4e is #262f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a2654 and #40173f. The triadic partners are #481c00 and #00352b.

Is white or black text more readable on #311e4e?

White text reads better on #311e4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #311e4e a warm or cool color?

#311e4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 28.6% and its chroma 0.085.