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#32234b color: Elderberry

#32234b is rgb(50, 35, 75) in RGB and oklch(29.503% 0.07196 299.265) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

29.5%
0.072
299°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • indigo-950
  • Black 71%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.48:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #32234b

#32234b is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 29.5% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.21:1 contrast and black text 1.48:1, 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: #32234b mixed with white

  1. 32234b
  2. 43365c
  3. 564a6d
  4. 695f7e
  5. 7d7490
  6. 918aa2
  7. a6a0b4
  8. bcb7c6
  9. d2cfd9
  10. e8e7ec

Darker: #32234b mixed with black

  1. 32234b
  2. 2a1d40
  3. 221735
  4. 1b112b
  5. 140c21
  6. 0d0717
  7. 07040e
  8. 030106
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #32234b with less saturation

  1. 32234b
  2. 312448
  3. 312545
  4. 302742
  5. 30283f
  6. 2f293c
  7. 2e2939
  8. 2e2a36
  9. 2d2b33
  10. 2d2c30

Questions about #32234b

What color is #32234b?

#32234b is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Elderberry. In RGB it is rgb(50, 35, 75), in HSL hsl(262.5, 36.36%, 21.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.503% 0.07196 299.265).

What colors go well with #32234b?

The complementary color of #32234b is #293100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e2a50 and #401e3e. The triadic partners are #462200 and #00382d.

Is white or black text more readable on #32234b?

White text reads better on #32234b: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and black gives 1.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #32234b a warm or cool color?

#32234b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 29.5% and its chroma 0.072.