#2B243A
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #2B243A
#2B243A is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 14% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Oxford Blue (ΔE 14.7); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #333A24 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2B243A for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.83:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2B243A?
#2B243A is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 17% red, 14% green and 23% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2B243A?
Use white text. White on #2B243A has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2B243A?
Its complementary colour is #333A24, and analogous partners are #24283A and #36243A.