#2D2137
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #2D2137
#2D2137 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 13% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Oxford Blue and Jet (ΔE 15.9), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #2B3721 (dark green), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.17:1).
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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 #2D2137?
#2D2137 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 13% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2D2137?
Use white text. White on #2D2137 has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2D2137?
Its complementary colour is #2B3721, and analogous partners are #222137 and #372136.