#2D243E
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #2D243E
#2D243E is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 14% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Oxford Blue (ΔE 13.4); Prussian Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #353E24 — a dark green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #2D243E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.65:1).
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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 #2D243E?
#2D243E is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 18% red, 14% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 27% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #2D243E?
Use white text. White on #2D243E has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2D243E?
Its complementary colour is #353E24, and analogous partners are #24283E and #3A243E.