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#312253 color: Powerful Violet

#312253 is rgb(49, 34, 83) in RGB and oklch(29.765% 0.08589 294.748) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

29.8%
0.086
295°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #312253

#312253 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.8% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.15:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Powerful Violet (#372252). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #312253 mixed with white

  1. 312253
  2. 423663
  3. 554a74
  4. 685f85
  5. 7c7496
  6. 908aa7
  7. a5a0b8
  8. bbb7ca
  9. d1cfdb
  10. e8e7ed

Darker: #312253 mixed with black

  1. 312253
  2. 291c47
  3. 22163b
  4. 1a1130
  5. 130b25
  6. 0c071b
  7. 060311
  8. 030108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #312253 with less saturation

  1. 312253
  2. 30244f
  3. 30254c
  4. 2f2648
  5. 2f2844
  6. 2f2941
  7. 2e2a3d
  8. 2e2b39
  9. 2e2c35
  10. 2d2c31

Questions about #312253

What color is #312253?

#312253 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Powerful Violet. In RGB it is rgb(49, 34, 83), in HSL hsl(258.37, 41.88%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.765% 0.08589 294.748).

What colors go well with #312253?

The complementary color of #312253 is #2d3100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #172a58 and #421b45. The triadic partners are #4c1e00 and #00392b.

Is white or black text more readable on #312253?

White text reads better on #312253: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #312253 a warm or cool color?

#312253 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 29.8% and its chroma 0.086.